Aram Yardumian is Assistant Professor at Bryn Athyn College, USA, specializing in the nexus connecting the Caucasus, Middle East, and South Asia. He has conducted fieldwork and research at multiple sites in these regions and has travelled worldwide. His publications include surveys of molecular genetics and ancient history, as well as intellectual history and critical reviews of arts and culture. .

Acknowledgments
Dramatis personae

Preface
Introduction: 'Signal'
1. The Voice of the Resistance
2. Paris, 1947
3. The Voice of the Avant-garde
4. The Voice of Cyrus
5. Shiraz, 1967-69
6. Paris, 1971
7. Persepolis, 1971
8. The Voice of Khomeini
9. Afterlife

Endnotes
Index