Rostam : Tales of Love and War from the Shahnameh

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

The selected adventures of Persia's Hercules, from Iran's great national epic No understanding of world mythology is complete without acquaintance with Rostam, Iran's most celebrated mythological hero. According to the Shahnameh (the tenth-century Book of Kings), this titan, magnificent in strength and ...

Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All

Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky

An urgent follow-up to bestseller How Democracies Die, by two world-leading experts on democracy In this incisive and razor-sharp analysis of one of the most important issues facing us today, leading Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt draw on their combined expertise of over 40 years...