Friendship of Nations: Polish Shi’ite Showbiz by Slavs and Tatars
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Publisher: Slavs and Tatars, Berlin, 2012
Editor: Slavs and Tatars
Format: Softcover
Edition: First edition
Pages: 188
ISBN: 978-1-906012-42-7
Friendship of Nations: Polish Shi’ite Showbiz is a research-driven publication by Slavs and Tatars tracing unexpected convergences between Poland and Iran, from the Iranian Revolution of 1979 to the collapse of Communism in 1989. Blending essays, interviews, and archival material, the book moves fluidly across politics, religion, folklore, and popular culture—touching on Sarmatism, Shi’ite ritual (taziyeh), revolutionary pedagogy, hospitality, and performance. Contributions include texts by Agata Araszkiewicz, Shiva Balaghi, Mara Goldwyn, Michael D. Kennedy, alongside an interview between Ramin Jahanbegloo and Adam Michnik. The volume exemplifies Slavs and Tatars’ signature method: scholarship as cultural mischief, ideology filtered through language, myth, and irony.
