Persian mirrors : the elusive face of Iran Elaine Sciolino.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-385) and index.

Preface: Reflections and Distortions -- Navigating the Islamic Republic -- Getting There, Getting In -- Splendid Deception -- The Improvised Revolution -- The Mullah Wore Beautiful Shoes -- Private Lives, Women's Lives -- Leaving the Islamic Republic at the Door -- Sir, Have You Ever Beaten Your Wife? -- The Chanel Beneath the Chador -- The Spiritual, The Mystical -- Beloved of the Night -- Martyrs Never Die -- The World of Qom -- Space for the Outsiders -- Open Warfare -- Dark Nights, Fear of Waves -- The Tom and Jerry Game -- Night Is with Child -- A Republic in the Making? -- Dreams -- Making Money God's Way -- The Center of the Universe -- Epilogue: The Bride Has Gone to Pick Flowers.

"Like the mirror mosaics found in Iran's royal palaces and religious shrines, there is more to the whole of the country than the fragments revealed to outsiders. Persian Mirrors captures this elusive Iran. Sciolino paints in astonishing detail and rich color the surprising inner life of this country, where a great battle is raging, not for control over territory but for the soul of the nation."--BOOK JACKET.