false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175553613m/528327.jpg 244616 7 <p> The history of Iran in the late twentieth century is a chronicle of religious fervor and violent change -- from the Islamic Revolution that ousted the Shah in favor of a rigid fundamentalist government to the bloody eight-year war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq. But what happened to the hostage-takers, the suicidal holy warriors, the martyrs, and the mullahs responsible for the now moribund revolution? Is modern Iran a society at peace with itself and the world, or truly a dangerous spoke in the "Axis of Evil"? </p> <p> Christopher de Bellaigue, a Western journalist married to an Iranian woman and a longtime resident of a prosperous suburb of Tehran, offers a stunning insider's view of a culture hitherto hidden from American eyes, and reveals the true hearts and minds of an extraordinary people. </p> 236998 2004 In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran total:76|5:11|4:20|3:30|2:14|1:1| 76 254 148 17 4 0 false false Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 03 09:59:21 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 11 09:35:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 02 22:26:20 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 07:11:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 17 19:59:31 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 17 20:05:20 -0800 2007
The book is very interesting and generally easy enough to read, but I must say it is not a page-turner...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 01:34:38 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 08:48:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 07 17:52:41 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 23 10:18:04 -0700 2009 1 This memoir reads like a compilation of thorough newspaper articles or short stories, I never quite knew where the book was going next. It contains snapshots of Iranian life, histories of people involved in the Revolution and people who oppose its growing hypocrisy, and the reflections of a fo...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 08:24:43 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 08:29:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 08:56:41 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 03:31:01 -0700 2008 I'm hoping the better par...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 23 07:37:40 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 07:38:18 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun May 27 16:02:51 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 22:06:19 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 02:52:16 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 04:41:05 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 11:36:33 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 11:45:38 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sun Nov 09 20:01:24 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 20:02:20 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed May 23 06:36:16 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 10:30:16 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sat Sep 13 03:59:33 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 04:00:30 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu May 03 13:06:25 -0700 2007 Thu May 03 13:07:04 -0700 2007 good overview of recent iranian history
starting with the revolution]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 21 01:30:12 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 21 01:41:05 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Jun 29 00:24:57 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 00:25:11 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 09:59:16 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 09:59:16 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 10:50:30 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 10:50:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 19:22:18 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 19:22:18 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=528327