Drinking arak off an ayatollah's beard : encounters with the past and present in Iran and Afghanistan
Jubber, Nicholas2010
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To better understand the cultural issues and paradoxes facing Iranians and Afghans today Jubber travels from the undergound dance parties of Tehran to the opium dens of Afghanistan's Helmand province. Along the way he discovers traces of a vibrant, pre-Islamic Persian culture still alive and well.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo ; London : Perseus Running [distributor], 2010.
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320 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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9780306818844 (pbk)
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English
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BRN:
58343