![]() ![]() ![]() Situated at the crossroads between East and West, Iran has been marked by its encounters with other cultures and has influenced them with its own. "And beyond the stereotyping which still continues today, there has always been considerable mutual influence and interaction between Iran and the West." "It is my hope that Iran in World History will help remind readers that, since the time of the ancient Greeks, Iran has been the civilization against which the West defined itself," says Foltz, a professor in the Department of Religion. Encompassing religion, literature, the arts and politics, his new book provides a comprehensive history of one of the most influential civilizations, and gives compelling examples of its continuing role in the world today. That's what Concordia researcher Richard Foltz reminds readers in Iran in World History (Oxford University Press). Home of one of the most ancient and enduring civilizations, Iran has been at the nexus of world history for the past 3,000 years. Montreal, Decem- In recent days, Iran has made headlines for issues including a nuclear deal with Russia, human rights violations and the imprisonment of a Western journalist.īut the news from Iran hasn't always been bad. This news release is available in French. Image: The new book by Richard Foltz is shown. ![]()
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