Cyrus Ghani (8 November 1929 – 2015), sometimes spelled Sīrūs Ghanī, was an Iranian-born academic, lawyer,[1] Iranian studies scholar, and film critic.[2] Born in Sabzevar, he also lived in the United States and in London.[3]
Cyrus Ghani | |
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| Born | 8 November 1929 Sabzevar, Khorasan, Iran |
| Died | 2015 (aged 85–86) New York, U.S. |
| Education | Wagner College, B.A., 1954; New York University, J.D., 1958. |
| Notable work | Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Rule (1999), Iran and the West: A Critical Bibliography (1987) |
| Father | Dr. Ghasem Ghani |
Ghani's published works include Iran and the West: A Critical Bibliography (1987),[4][5] Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah (1998),[6][7] My Favorite Films (2004),[2][8] A Man of Many Worlds: The Diaries and Memoirs of Dr. Ghasem Ghani (2006),[9] an edited volume of the memoirs of his father, Ghasem Ghani,[10] and Shakespeare, Persia, and the East (2008)[11] Ghani died in New York in 2015.[12]
Notable Works
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edit- ^ Wright, JC (1988). "Review (untitled)". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 51 (3). University of London: 623–624. JSTOR 617102.
- ^ a b c Hoveyda, Fereydoun (3 September 2004). "A film buff remembers". The Iranian.
- ^ "Cyrus Ghani, biography". Mage.
- ^ a b OCLC 432012106
- ^ a b "The Iranian: History: Book: Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah". The Iranian. 22 February 1999. Archived from the original on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ a b OCLC 237493524
- ^ a b Cronin, Stephanie (January 2000). "Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power.(Review)". Middle Eastern Studies. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b OCLC 54454910
- ^ a b OCLC 493804344
- ^ "A Man of Many Worlds: Ghasem Ghani's diaries and memoirs". The Iranian. 18 November 2005.
- ^ a b OCLC 494140236
- ^ "Cyrus Ghani". Mage Publishers. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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