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BL
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945459
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bc116
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| Language of Document
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English
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| Main Entry
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Jubber, Nicholas.
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| Title & Author
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Drinking arak off an ayatollah's beard : : a journey through the inside-out worlds of Iran and Afghanistan /\ Nicholas Jubber.
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| Edition Statement
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1st Da Capo Press ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, MA :: Da Capo Press,, 2010.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (x, 327 pages) :: illustrations, map
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| ISBN
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9780306819018
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: 0306819015
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9780306818844
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0306818841
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327).
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| Contents
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Preface; Map; Prologue; PART ONE; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; PART TWO; 6; 7; PART THREE; 8; 9; 10; PART FOUR; 11; 12; 13; PART FIVE; 14; 15; PART SIX; 16; 17; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Bibliography.
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| Abstract
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An engrossing blend of travel writing and history, Drinking Arak off an Ayatollah's Beard traces one man's adventure-filled journey through today's Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, and describes his remarkable attempt to make sense of the present by delving into the past. Setting out to gain insight into the lives of Iranians and Afghans today, Nicholas Jubber is surprised to uncover the legacy of a vibrant pre-Islamic Persian culture that has endured even in times of the most fanatic religious fundamentalism. Everywhere-from underground dance parties to religious shrines to opium dens-he.
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Jubber, Nicholas-- Travel-- Iran.
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Jubber, Nicholas-- Travel-- Afghanistan.
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Firdawsī., Shāhnāmah.
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Jubber, Nicholas.
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Social conflict-- Iran.
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Social conflict-- Afghanistan.
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TRAVEL-- Asia-- Southwest.
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Social conflict.
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Social conditions
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Travel.
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Shāhnāmah (Firdawsī)
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Iran, Description and travel.
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Afghanistan, Description and travel.
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Iran, Social conditions, 1997-
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Afghanistan, Social conditions, 21st century.
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Afghanistan.
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Iran.
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| Dewey Classification
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915.504/544
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| LC Classification
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DS259.2.J83 2010eb
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