Book Review: Thunderbolt
Shawl Weavers; Kerman Rebels
Thunderbolt has five chapters. In the first chapter, geographical situation, political and social environment of Kerman in Qajar period is examined. The second chapter is about the introduction of definition, history and all kinds of shawls. Amiri shawl, KhalilLKhani shawl, Rezai shawl, Atabaki shawls, Kooseh (shark) shawl, Aala (supreme) shawl, paisley (bote morvarid) shawl and pants shawl are some of shawls that were produced in Kerman in Qajar period and they are mentioned in this season.About “Prison of Mosul”
A simple and coherent narrative of captivity
Eight years of life is compiled in a book; every second of these eight years is fraught with suffering. Eight years of suffering is narrated to give a glimpse of memories that words can’t describe. Prison of Mosul is the story of Ali Asghar Robat Jazi and his eight years of captivity in Iraq designed in 8 chapters. Selection of 8 chapters for this book is targeted and the author has chosen the term “gate” for each chapter and explains: eight has a special status in our religious and national literature and is the symbol of freedom and liberty.Book review: "On the Road''
These memories’ color is gray!
"On the Road"* This title for most audiences has just the same sense of "who moves to the destination." But these two words have additional specialized meaning. "On the Road" is a military terminology of artillery which is sent by espial to artillery so that artillery find out exchanged information has been approved.Book review: Oral History and its Status in Iran’s Contemporary Historiography
The writers’ reflection on modern conception of oral history
According to the website of Iranian Oral History, a meeting on reviewing and criticizing the book “Oral History and its Status in Iran’s Contemporary Historiography (1979 – 2006)” was held in the Methodology and Historiography Group of Islamic History Research Center on Monday 11th of April 2016. It was attended by Morteza Rasouli Pour, the book’s critic and Dr. Mehdi Abolhassani Taraqi, one of the two writers of the book. The book has been co-authored by Dr. Morteza Nouraee and Dr. Mehdi Abolhassan Taraqi in 430 pages and has been published by the research center in 2015.Two books at a glance
The untold stories of commander and memoirs about commander
The victory of the Islamic revolution, struggle against anti-revolutionary forces and then the Iraqi imposed war against Iran each of which cover stories and events some of which have become public and have been talked about, but very little or even nothing has been talked about some others.Looking at the narration; "My house is here"
The reality of war from an eyewitness
War is a grim story. There is no different where it is occurred in the world, it is bitter and painful anyway. Common people enter unintentionally from an everyday life to living in a state of war. Some people continue their life and some ones involve themselves in war. Not only as a fighter, but also as common people who feel the consequences of the war wholeheartedly.Experiences and Reflections in Oral History by Morteza Rasoulipoor
Essential book for formulating oral history
Formulating experiences and reflections in a didactic work
As it is appeared from its title, the book is a didactic one. This book "Experiences and Reflections in Oral History'' examines activities or in other words, levels related to oral history such as epistemological basics, finding subject, framing questions, interviews technics, demodulation, processing and setting. It begins with author introduction and ''finding subject and preparing for interview '' is one of its primary chapters.SHOOTING UNDER FIRE: The World of the War Photographer
Assembled by Peter Howe, SHOOTING UNDER FIRE: The World of the War Photographer brings together the works of 10 extraordinary photographers, this master's class on war photography and includes more than 150 b&w and color photos, annotated with descriptions of their subjects and with very personal reflections from practitioners like magazine contract photographers James Nachtwey (Time) and Ron Haviv (Newsweek) about the nature of their work.About the Mostoufi Dead-end
Kerman in Mirza Mostafakhan Mostoufi Kermani’s look
An old, faded and rusty plaque has been set on the part of a wall. It contains the name of alley: ‘Mostoufi Dead-end’. On the other part of the wall the same name has been written with chalk. The picture of this brick wall along with the writing on it has formed the cover of a book, whose name is the same: Mostoufi Dead-endBook Review:
Wisdom and Politics
"Parts of Dr. Nasr's memories are not well-substantiated"
"Wisdom and Politics" is an oral history account of prominent Iranian philosopher and thinker Dr. Hussein Nasr's memories of the Pahlavi regime and the Islamic Revolution....
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Whenever we engage in a task, we naturally seek ways to evaluate our performance — to correct shortcomings and enhance strengths. Such refinement is only possible through the feedback we receive from others. Consider, for instance, a basketball player whose shots are consistently accurate; should he begin shooting blindfolded, his success rate would rapidly decline, as he would be deprived of essential feedback from each attempt.Sir Saeed
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