In a Persian Mirror : Images of the West and Westerners in Iranian Fiction / M. R. Ghanoonparvar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghanoonparvar, M. R. (Mohammad R.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Western, in literature.

Persian fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Persian fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [1993]

Summary:

This survey significantly illuminates the sources of Iranian attitudes toward the West and offers many surprising discoveries for Western readers, not least of which is the fact that Iranians have often found Westerners to be as enigmatic and incomprehensible as we have believed them to be.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Understanding the Unknown

3. The West in Contrast

4. The Xenophobic Impact

5. Split Images

6. Post-Revolutionary Reflections

7. Conclusion: On the Mirror and the Image Makers

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ghanoonparvar, M. R. In a Persian Mirror

ISBN:

9780292767041

0292767048

OCLC:

1511479804