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Through three years of on-the-ground experience, Jason Elliot explores Tehran’s urban contradictions and invites reflection on Iran’s layered history and culture. The journey expands to Isfahan’s sublime architecture, horseback travel through northern forests, bleak landscapes in Kurdistan, and visits to monuments such as the tower of Qabus, Firuzabad palace, and Persepolis, blending heritage with personal inquiry.","ELVEDERE TIBURON LBRARY  \n31111022824211  \n# MIRRORSOF THEUNSEEN\n\nJOURNEYS IN IRAN  \nJASON ELLIOT  \nS26.    95 Can.  \nISBN 0-312-30191-X  \nA fascinating journey thraich thehistory,land,and hidde ure ofIran past and present,by one of theworld's most perceptive travelers  \nN OUR CURRENT CLIMATE OFWARand suspicion,Iran is depicted as a“rogue”nation,defined by the radicalpronouncements of its leaders.But suchrhetoric obscures the real Iran:an ancientculture,both sophisticated and isolated,which acknowledges“an invisible world,from which the soul receives a more rarefiednourishment.\"  \nJason Elliot has spent the past three yearstraveling in Iran,and in this remarkable andtimely book he reveals the many sides of thismisunderstood country.In Mirrors of theUnseen,we are introduced to the urbancontradictions of the capital,Tehran,andinvited to ponder the sublime architecture ofIsfahan;we travel with Elliot on horsebackthrough the forests of the north,across thebleak landscapes of Kurdistan,and retraceByron's steps to such fabled monuments asthe tower of Qabus,the palace of Firuzabad,and Persepolis.  \nBut this book is more than just an explo-ration of the immensely rich heritage ofPersian culture;it is also a personal inquiry  \n915.504 E1liot 2006E1liot,Jason  \n# Mirrors of the unseen :journeys in Iran\n\n31111022824211BEL-TIB  \nDATE DUE  \n\n|  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n\nBrodart C'o.  \nCat \\#55137(%)1  \nPranted inUSA  \nDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2011  \n# Mirrors of the Unseen\n\nAlso by Jason Elliot  \n# An UNEXPECTED LIGHTTravels in Afghanistan\n\n# MIRRORS OF THE UNSEENJourneys in Iran\n\nJason Elliot  \nMIRRORS OF THE UNSEEN.Copyright ◎2006 by Jason Elliot.All rights reserved.Printed in theUnited States of America.No part of chis book may be used or reproduced in any mannerwhatsoever wichout written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in crit-ical articles or reviews.For information,address St.Martins Press,175 Fifth Avenue,NewYork,N.Y.10010  \nwww.stmartins.com  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nElliot,Jason,I965-  \nMirrors of the unseen:journeys in Iran/Jason Elliot.P.cm.  \nISBN-13:978-0-312-30191-0ISBN-I0:0-312-3019I-X  \nI.Ellot,Jason—Travel—Iran.2.Iran—Description and travel.I.Title.  \nDS259.2.E452006  \n915.50444092—dc22  \n2006042918  \nFirst published in Great Britain by Picador,an imprint of Pan Macmillan Ltd  \nFirst.US.Edition:October 2006  \n10987654321  \nFor 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