Iran

Morris James, Wood Roger, Wright Denis

Published by I.A.D.A. LTD (Mebso Bookshop) Teheran, hardcover with dustjacket, with 10 colour plates, 141 photgravure plates, 1 map, 31 x 22 cm, english written.
Dustjacket damaged.

FROM ancient times, Persia has been a vital link between the East and West: a powerful rival of ancient Greece, a stage on the Silk Route to China, an absorber and a purveyor of diverse cultures. This broad land of surprising topographical variety has an equally vital role in the world of today. For Persia is not only a reminder of ancient glories, but a country in the process of modernization: a fascinating amalgam of old and new.
James Morris, well known for his extraordinary ability to communicate the essence of places and people, describes the new and the old Persia with affection and remarkable insight. The range is enormous: from the famous splendours of Persepolis and Isfahan to the private pleasures of delicate food and intimate gardens; from snow on mountain heights to oases in the scorched desert; from Kurdish tribesmen to the progressive Pahlevi dynasty which fashioned the modern nation of Persia.
Roger Wood (the gifted photographer of Egypt in Colour and Roman Africa in Colour) has taken a series of expressive photographs which evoke the charm, the drama and the colourfulness of Persia in all its striking contrasts. The notes to the plates have been written by Sir Denis Wright, British Ambassador to Persia, who combines the detachment of an outsider with the sympathy of one who has lived in the country for many years.