Descendants of Cyrus : travels through everyday Iran /
Christopher Thornton.
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2019.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Tehran : two tales from one city -- Tabriz : seat of a revolution -- The Caspian shore -- Mashhad : shrines of all kinds -- Kermanshah -- Hamedan : city of the Jewish queen -- Kashan : court of the Qajars -- Abyaneh : heading for the hills -- Esfahan : bridges to everywhere -- Yazd : land of fire and ice -- Persepolis : in the shadow of an empire -- Shiraz : of senses and sensibilities.
A firsthand look at one of the least accessible and yet most politically significant countries on earth, Descendants of Cyrus taps is a beautifully written travelogue full of Iranian culture, history, and politics.