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An American in Persia : a pilgrimage to Iran
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Title
An American in Persia : a pilgrimage to Iran / Richard A. Kauffman ; foreword by Arli Klassen.
ISBN
9781931038751 (5.5 x 8.5" trade pbk. : alk. paper)
1931038759 (5.5 x 8.5" trade pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Telford, Pa. : Cascadia Pub. House, c2010.
Physical Description
128 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Summary
"Kauffman tells stories of his encounters with Iranians, their culture, and politics, to give witness to ways walls can break down when the stories, culture, and history of others are attended to"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 04, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-124).
Contents
Getting oriented
Over the Mediterranean
The reception
A complicated country
Safe passage
Heading for the hills
The little NGO that could
Human rights and wrongs
Head coverings
Welcoming the stranger?
Under the surface
An American in Iran
What we don't know
State dinner
Father Abraham
Home again
Appendix 1: Eight points about Iran's nuclear program / by David Cortright
Appendix 2: Jesus and the Shi'a savior : waiting for the Mahdi / by Tom Finger
Appendix 3: Iran timeline.
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