Kaveh Farrokh Explained

Kaveh Farrokh
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Occupation:Author, academic lecturer, and college counselor
Education:
Alma Mater:University of British Columbia
Thesis Title:The Relationships Among Cognitive Processes, Language Experience and Errors in Farsi Speaking ESL Adults
Thesis Url:https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0090771
Thesis Year:2001
Academic Advisors:Prods Oktor Skjaervo
Main Interests:Iranian Studies, Classics, Military History, Linguistics
Notable Works:Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War
Iran at War: 1500 - 1988

Kaveh Farrokh (Persian: کاوه فرخ) is a Greek author of several academic books and peer-reviewed publications specializing in Iranian history, and has been a frequent lecturer on Iran-related topics at the University of British Columbia as part of the UBC Continuing Education program.[1] Currently, he is a counselor[2] and learning specialist[3] at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[4]

Life

Farrokh was born in Athens, Greece and later attended Institute Chateaubriand in Cannes, France. Farrokh earned his doctorate (PhD) in 2001 from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at the University of British Columbia,[5] where he specialized in the cognitive and linguistic processes of Persian speakers.[6] [7] Previously, he earned his MA in 1988 and BA in 1985 from the same institution.

Farrokh has authored four books on the military history of Iran, co-authored two books on the same topic, acted as editor for academic publications, and contributed to a number of articles for peer-reviewed journals and online publications.[8] [9] [10] [11] He has also been quoted in media outlets concerning Iranian history.[12] For example, Farrokh was interviewed on Voice of America's Persian service about the legacy of the Achaemenid founder, Cyrus the Great.[13] The History Channel has also interviewed him on the topic of technology in ancient Persia for the series Engineering an Empire, which aired in 2006.[14]

He has also lectured at the University of British Columbia's Persian Legacy series in addition to other engagements hosted by the University of British Columbia's Department of Asian Studies.[15]

In 2009, he was given a Merit Award by the Iran Heritage, Persian Gulf, and Iran Alliance.[16]

Books

Farrokh has authored and co-authored a number of books. He has contributed to edited books[17] in addition to acting as editor for other academic and professional publication outlets.

Authored

His first book, Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224 - 642, was published in 2005 by Osprey Publishing.

His second book, Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War, was published in 2007 by Osprey Publishing. In its foreword, Richard N. Frye, the Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Harvard University[18] [19] praises the author for giving "the Persian side of the picture as opposed to the Greek and Roman viewpoint which has long dominated our understanding of these wars", describing Farrokh's approach as "refreshing". The book was criticized by Jona Lendering in Bryn Mawr Classical Review, who has written that it contained factual errors and ignored recent scholarship.[20] Lendering's review was disputed in a later issue of Bryn Mawr Classical Review.[21] Citing Lendering, Pierre Briant and Amélie Kuhrt agree that recent advances in Achaemenid historiography are not always correctly evaluated and taken fully into account.[22] They also criticize excessively aggressive responses by others to Lendering's review stating that such polemical exchange gives a distorted, even caricatured image of the state of Achaemenid history today.[22]

His third book, Iran at War: 1500 - 1988, was published in 2011 by Osprey Publishing and covered Iranian military history from the Safavid Empire to the Iran-Iraq War.[23]

His fourth book, The Armies of Ancient Persia: The Sassanians, was published in 2017 by the Pen & Sword Military imprint of Pen and Sword Books.[24]

Co-authored

A Synopsis of Sasanian Military Organization and Combat Units, co-authored with Gholamreza Karamian and Katarzyna Maksymiuk, was published in 2018 by Archeobooks of Krakow, Poland as well as the publishing house of Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities.[25]

The Siege of Amida (359 CE), co-authored with Javier Sánchez-Gracia and Katarzyna Maksymiuk, was also published in 2018 by Archeobooks as well as the publishing house of Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities.[26]

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Farrokh's works have appeared and been translated into a number of languages including Spanish, Persian, Russian, German, and Polish.

English language sources

Spanish language sources

Persian language sources

Russian language sources

German language sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaveh Farrokh - teaching history at UBC . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211084253/http://www.kavehfarrokh.com/about/teaching-history/ . 2008-12-11 . dead.
  2. Web site: Langara. Student Services: Counselling . langara.ca . 2020-06-16.
  3. Web site: Learning & Recall: Chunking & Organizing . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617075744/https://langara.ca/student-services/counselling/student-success/pdf/learning-and-memory/6-elm-learning-and-recall-chunking-and-organizing.pdf . 2020-06-17 . 2020-06-16 . langara.ca.
  4. https://langara.ca/student-services/counselling/contact.html Langara College - Academic Services - Counselling - Contact
  5. http://www.psych.ualberta.ca/~gbisanz/vitae.html CV of Gay Bisanz, external reader for Kareh (sic) Farrokh
  6. Kaveh Farrokh, 1988. Patterns of adjustment of international students to the University of British Columbia. MA Thesis, 1988, University of British Columbia.
  7. Kaveh Farrokh, 2001. The relationships among cognitive processes, language experience and errors in Persian-speaking ESL adults. PhD Thesis, University of British Columbia.
  8. Farrokh, K. (2004). Dyslexia in Persian. In I. Smythe, J. Everatt, & R. Salter, (Ed.s), International Book of Dyslexia: A Cross Language Comparison and Practice Guide (pp. 73-79). John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
  9. http://www.rozanehmagazine.com/NoveDec05/aazariINDEX.HTML Farrokh, K. Pan-Turanianism takes aim at Azerbaijan: A geopolitical agenda.
  10. http://www.reference-global.com/doi/abs/10.1515/ijsl.2001.010 Farrokh, K. Iranian Nationality and the Persian Language, by Shahrokh Meskoob.
  11. http://www.ghandchi.com/iranscope/Anthology/KavehFarrokh/index.htm Iranscope: Kaveh Farrokh writings
  12. Web site: World: Oliver Stone's 'Alexander' Stirs Up Controversy . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . Golnaz . Esfandiari . January 28, 2005 . September 3, 2022.
  13. http://a1327.m.akastream.net/7/1327/2110/973023381/voice.download.akamai.com/2110/wm/voa/nenaf/pers/video/PERSIAN_ROUNDTABLE1730vb0806.wmv?WMCache=0 Voice of America, Persian Roundtable
  14. http://www.ospreypublishing.com/authors/kaveh_farrokh/ Osprey Publishing, Kaveh Farrokh Author Profile
  15. Web site: Civilizational Contacts Between Ancient Iran and Europa During the Classical Era (In English) . asia.ubc.ca . 2020-06-16.
  16. http://www.payvand.com/news/09/may/1043.html "Iran Heritage, Persian Gulf, and Iran Alliance 2009 Scholarship and Merit Awards"
  17. Book: Farrokh, Kaveh . Pan-Arabism and Iran . Ness . Immanuel . Cope . Zak . The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism . Springer International Publishing . Cham . 2020 . 1–8 . 978-3-319-91206-6 . 10.1007/978-3-319-91206-6_258-1 . https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-91206-6_258-1.
  18. Web site: Richard Nelson Frye, Aga Khan Professor of Iranian-Emeritus Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329013756/http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~turkish/relfaculty.html . 2014-03-29 . dead.
  19. Web site: Harvard IOHP | Richard N. Frye Transcripts. https://web.archive.org/web/20140329013807/http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~iohp/frye.html. 2014-03-29. dead.
  20. http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2008/2008-09-62.html Kaveh Farrokh, Shadows in the Desert, Reviewed by Jona Lendering
  21. http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2009/2009-02-02.html Collaborative Scholars' Response to Jona Lendering on Kaveh Farrokh's Shadows in the Desert
  22. Book: Briant. Pierre. Pierre Briant. Kuhrt. Amélie. Amélie Kuhrt. Alexander the Great and His Empire: A Short Introduction. Princeton University Press. Princeton. 174. 2010. 978-0-691-14194-7. 465681769.
  23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074336/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/31/idUS180865+31-May-2011+PRN20110531, "Iran at War"
  24. Book: The Armies of Ancient Persia: The Sassanians . www.pen-and-sword.co.uk . 29 August 2017. 9781848848450. 2020-06-16. Farrokh. Kaveh.
  25. Web site: A Synopsis of Sasanian Military Organization and Combat Units . www.archeobooks.com . 2020-06-16.
  26. Web site: The Siege of Amida (359 CE) . www.archeobooks.com . 2020-06-16.

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