Since its publication in Iran last spring, the book has received prominent attention in the Iranian media. Three major Tehran dailies, Ettelaat, Hamshahri, and Iran, included the book in their columns announcing new and noteworthy books. Along with these announcements the dailies carried a color photo of the book cover. As in the original cover of the New International issue, the Farsi-language book cover carries a reproduction of the Pathfinder Mural. The daily Iran also listed the table of contents of the book.

The Tehran monthly Andeeshe Jamehe (Social Thought), in its column introducing new books, included the following brief review of the Talaye Porsoo title in the August-September issue:

“Barnes wrote this book thirteen years ago. Thinking about what has happened in the world in this period, and the conjuncture we are going through now, helps us appreciate the depth of analysis and understand the basic global trends.

“Five years ago Barnes added footnotes to the original text to further explain some of the points. In these notes he assessed how the original work has withstood the test of events in the eight years since it was written. The book helps us understand the present world and take the necessary steps in the turbulent world facing us.”

The publication of the Farsi-language U.S. Imperialism Has Lost the Cold War and the response it has received in Iran are an indication of the interest in a scientific understanding of the world and social issues. Following its brief review, the Andeeshe Jamehe column also carried an announcement for another new book. According to the monthly, Women in Society is published by Entesharate Negah and contains translations of works by Alexandra Kollontai, Frederick Engels, Clara Zetkin, and Evelyn Reed. Reed was the author of Problems of Women’s Liberation and Woman’s Evolution, both published by Pathfinder.

Talaye Porsoo has published two other books based on the lead articles by Jack Barnes in issue Numbers 7 and 10 of New International, titled, respectively, Washington’s Assault on Iraq: The Opening Guns of World War III and Imperialism’s March Toward Fascism and War. Over the last 10 years, Talaye Porsoo has published 11 other books that are translations of Pathfinder titles. Some have gone through more than one printing. All Talaye Porsoo titles can be obtained from www.pathfinderpress.com.

Another Iranian publisher, Entesharate Hashemi, published a Farsi translation of Woman’s Evolution in 1984. In the last three years, Nashre Golâzin has published Farsi translations of Problems of Women’s Liberation and Cosmetics, Fashions and the Exploitation of Women by Joseph Hansen, Evelyn Reed, and Mary-Alice Waters. These two titles are also available at the Pathfinder web site.  
 
 
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