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Tuesday, January 21, 1997

Book

* Intellectuals and Nativism

Iranica

* A million for the Iranica
* How to order the Iranica?

Searching for...

* Persian cooking
* Female volleyball player
* Help: Persian dictionary

Events

* Oriental carpet lecture, exhibit
* Lily Afshar, classical guitarist
* Lecture: UN-US relations

Lost & Found

* OLIA
* SHOJAEE, NAAMVAR, VAHEEDI

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Book

A new book on Iran by Mehrzad Boroujerdi (Syracuse University Press, 1996):

"Iranian Intellectuals and the West: The Tormented Triumph of Nativism"

By drawing on the works of Michel Foucault and Edward W. Said regarding the constitution of "other-ness," Mehrzad Boroujerdi undertakes a theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich examination of the pedagogical, political, and discursive practices of post World War II Iranian intellectuals.

The book demonstrates how clerics as well as secular and lay religious intellectuals in modern Iran confronted a dual sense of other-ness with the state and the West, which resulted in dissent and nativism.

The author asserts that neither modern Iranian political culture nor the ideology that fueled the 1979 Iranian revolution was entirely Islamic in nature. He maintains that what abounded in the revolution was a nativist discourse that was much more all-encompassing and ubiquitous than Shi`a Islam.

He considers nativism as a cultural reflex on the part of many Third World intellectuals who strove to abandon, subvert, and reverse the meta-narratives, master-codes, and Eurocentric historiography of the West.

Mehrzad Boroujerdi (Ph.D., The American University, 1990) is assistant professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Before coming to Syracuse University, he was a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and a Post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University.

Price: Paper ISBN 0-8156-0433-5, $16.95; Cloth ISBN 0-8156-2726-2, $45.00 To Order: Call 800-365-8929

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Iranica

From: Jahanshah Javid <jj@iranian.com>

According to a pamphlet published by the editors of Encyclopedia Iranica, Khosrow Eqbal has set aside $1 million in his will to support a trust fund for Encyclopedia Iranica.

The pamphlet does not say who Khosrow Eqbal is. But it doesn't matter. He's doing the right thing. There is no other project as important to our cultural preservation as the Iranica.

Yes, that's a pretty big statement. Think about it. Take a look at the Iranica at your library or... and see if you can think of anything else being done inside or outside Iran that will have as much of a lasting impact as the Iranica.

To learn more about the Iranica, go to

//www.mazdapub.com/encIranica.html

To see sample articles from the Iranica, go to

//iranian.com/Dec96/Iranica/index.html
//iranian.com/Sep96/Iranica/index.html

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From: Hamid Salamipour <hamid@massmed.org>

Salaam,

How does one order the Encyclopedia Iranica?

Baa Ehteram, Hamid Salamipour

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REPLY: the Iranica is published by Mazda publications. Go to:

//www.mazdapub.com

Their catalogue including a price list for the Iranica is at:

//www.mazdapub.com/cgi-bin/list.pl?search=title

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Searching for...

From: Mandy Hampson <kokanis@msn.com>

Hello everyone,

I hope you can help me. I am an English woman with an Iranian boyfriend and would like to learn Persian cooking. One problem, though: we're both vegetarian. Does anyone know of a source of recipes, especially vegetarian ones, please?

I have been to the biggest and best bookshops in London but can't even find a cookbook solely on Persian cuisine... Any ideas/details of books I could buy by mail order would be gratefully received - thanks!

Mandy

kokanis@msn.com

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SUGGESTION: "Persian Cooking For A Healthy Kitchen" by Najmieh Batmanglij. Mage Publishers. To read about the book and other information go to the Mage website at:

//www.mage.com

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From: Fariba Jafari/HNS <Fariba_Jafari@notesgw.hns.com>

There is a group of us in Virginia who are trying to put a coed volleyball team together for an upcoming league.

We're looking for three female advanced B players. If you're interested, please send an email to either:

fjafari@hns.com (Fariba Jafari)
rezvani_mehran@prc.com (Mehran Rezvani)

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From: Nina Stull <cougars@infolane.com>

Hello - I am a high school librarian in California. I would like to find a printed source for a dictionary of Farsi / English.

Can you recommend a publisher?

Thank you. Nina Stull, Librarian Newark Memorial High School Newark, California nstull@infolane.com

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SUGGESTION: Contact Iranbooks in Washington DC through their Web site at:

//www.iranbooks.com

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Events

From: Reza Behbehani <DM2ACBA@BAPLAZA.BELL-ATL.COM>

The Iranian-American Cultural Association (IACA), in co-sponsorship with The Textile Museum, cordially invites you to an exclusive lecture, gallery tour, and reception for the special exhibit 'Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets' on Saturday, January 25, 1997 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in Washington, DC.

The lecture and tour will be conducted by Carol Bier, Curator of Eastern Hemisphere Collections at the Textile Museum. Ms. Bier, a former resident of Iran, is the author of two important books on Safavid textiles. Admission is $9 for IACA members, $12 for non-members, and $5 for children. Children are particularly encouraged to attend. The lecture and tour will be followed by a light reception with nonalcoholic beverages and Persian pastries.

Due to the museum's limited seating capacity, it is strongly recommended that you make reservations by calling Mitra Sadrameli at (703) 790-4622 no later than Wednesday, January 22. The Textile Museum is located at 2320 S Street, NW in Washington, DC. The phone number is (202) 667-0441.

The Museum is a convenient 10 minute walk from the Red Line's Dupont Circle Stop. If coming by car, please allow an extra 20 minutes for parking and walking to the museum. In the event of inclement weather, please call the IACA Voice Mail at (301) 656-IACA, extension 1 after 11:00 am on the day of the event.

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From: Farshid Ketabchi <farshid@tdiinc.com>

fyi....

It's a pitty that this concert is scheduled for the same night and time as hossein alizadeh's concert. All info typed from an impressive flyer available at Persian markets in the Bay Area, California.

Farshid

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The South Bay Guitar Society (SBGS) presents:

Lily Afshar, classical guitarist

an international program featuring works by Albeniz, Bogdanovic, Britten, Castelnuovo-tedesco, Domeniconi and Granados, plus Persian folk songs arranged for solo guitar.

A native of Tehran, Lily Afshar has collected first prizes in several int'l compitions, earned a doctor of music degree from Florida State Univ, premiered new works by several composers...

Hailed by the press as "remarkable, impeccable," and having "vast technique...", passionate intensity...", etc.

Lily's recording of "24 caprishos de goya" by mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco has been called "an unequivocal success" (The Guitar Review)....

Fri, 1/24, 1997, 8 pm Le Petit Trianon Theater 72 N. 5th st, San Jose California

Info/Reservation: 408-292-0704

Adm: $15 general, $10
students, seniors, SBGS members, group sales
Also available in persian stores: Rose Market, Persian Center Bazaar, Norooz Bazaar, International Food Bazaar, Zand Market.

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From: Majid Tehrani <nik@netcom.com>

United Nations Association Silicon Valley Chapter is pleased to present an evening with Ambassdor Alvin Adams President of the United Nations Association of USA.

Friday, January 24, 1997 7:00 P.M. at Faz Resturant in Sunnyvale 1108 N. Mathilda Ave. Sunnyvale, California 94089 408-752-8000

The evening will feature a buffet dinner followed by Ambassador Adams discussing UN - US relationship.

Price: UNA Members $35.00, Non Members $40.00 and $50.00 at the door (Space permitting)

Please RSVP by January 20th by submitting your name, address and payment to:

Silicon Valley Chapter UNA-USA P.O. Box 9553 San Jose, CA 95157-9553

For more information please contact Majid Tehrani at 510-793-2900
or email <nik@netcom.com>

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Lost & Found

From: Shahryar Oliai <oliais@river.it.gvsu.edu>

Thank you for listing this request.

I am looking for my cousin Reza Olia and his sons Kourosh and Maziar Olia who have lived in Italy for well over 21 years. He is a professor of architecture and I believe his sons are also involved in the arts.

Last I heard he lived in Rome, but may have periodically stayed in Milan as well. He used to teach at National Univ. of Iran (Daneshgah-e Melli) in that field in 1970's. I would like to establish contact with them.

Although my last name is Oliai, many years ago the census and public registrar's office misspelled theirs, not uncommon at that time!

If anyone has information about them, please contact me at:

oliais@river.it.gvsu.edu

Thank you for everyone's efforts and attention.

Sincerely, Shahryar Oliai

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From: Jamsheed Madadkar Sobhani <Sobhani@pacbell.net>

Dear friends

I am looking for a few good friends of mine whom I went to school with @ Tehran Institute of technology in Vanak.

The names are Bahman Shojaee, Hassan Naamvar and Reza Vaheedi.

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