Publications

Textbooks

Farrokh, K. (2011). Iran at War: 1500-1988. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. Consult review by the Wall Street Journal. The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Arts announced the publication of Farrokh’s third book, Iran at War: 1500-1988, on May 31, 2011 on Twitter.

Farrokh, K. (2007- Foreword by Harvard Professor Emeritus Richard Nelson Frye). Shadows in tbe Desert: Ancient Persia at War. Oxford, England: Osprey Publishing. Book Reviews in peer-reviewed Iranian Studies Journal: Mafie, Farhad (2010). Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War, by Dr. Kaveh Farrokh. Iranshenasi, Volume XXII, No.1, Spring 2010, pp.1-5 (pdf). and in the Italian peer-reviewed journal,Quarderni Asiatici (Manouchehr M> Khorasani, Recensioni Libri, n. 95 – Settembre 2011, pp. 105-119) and Maryam Jaafari  Amordad-Nameh, 2011, December, pp.7-9 (pdf). See also editorial reviews posted on Amazon.com by Dr.s Geoffrey Greatrex (University of Ottawa), Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (University of Edinburgh, Department of Classics), Patrick Hunt (Stanford University), Nikoloz Kacharava (The University of Georgia in Tbilisi, Member of Academy of Sciences in Georgia, Active Member of New York Academy of Sciences). Other book reviews by Higham, R. (February 2008, ”Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War”. Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 45 (6): 1034–1034) and Rhodes, F. (May 2007. “Shadows in the Desert Ancient Persia at War”. Middle East (378): 65) and the Military Shelf (Library Bookwatch 2 (7). July 2007). Click here for citations in various textbooks.

Farrokh, K. (2005). Elite Sassanian Cavalry: 226-651 AD. England: Osprey Elite Series 110, Osprey Publishing. Book Review in peer-reviewed Iranian Studies Journal (download in pdf): Hojati, Sh. (2010). Book review of Kaveh Farrokh’s Sassanian Elite Cavalry [translated into Persian by Yusef Amiri]. Tarikh va Joghrafiya: Mahnameye Takhasosiye Etela-resani va naghd va Baresiye Ketab” [History and Geography: Monthly edition for Information, Description and Critique/review of books], no. 148 [August-September edition], pp.94-95.

Peer-reviewed academic, military history and cultural Journals & other University-Venue Publications

Farrokh, K. (2013-in Press). Exploring the possibility of relationships between the Iranian godess Anahita and the Dame du Lac of the Arthurian legends. In Anahita: Ancient Persian Goddess & Yazata, Edited by P. Nabarz, Avalon Books. Also printed in The Mithras Reader: An Academic and Religious Journal of Greek, Roman and Persian Studies, 2011 Special Issue, pp. 2-27.

Farrokh, K., & Khorasani, M.M. (2012). The Mongol Invasion of the Khawarazmian Empire: The Fierce Resistance of Jalal-e Din. Medieval Warfare, Vol. II, Issue 3, pp.43-48.

Farrokh, K., & Khorasani, M.M. (2012). Die Schlacht von Tschaldiran am 23. August 1514, Pallasch: Zeitschrift für Militärgeschichte, Organ der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Heereskunde. Heft 41, März 2012, pp. 47-71.

Farrokh, K. (2012). The World’s oldest known artificial eye. Persiae Magazine,  Number 6, pp. 22-25.

Farrokh, K. (2011).  Hamle be Tarikhe Kourosh e Bozorg [The Attack against the History of Cyrus the Great]. Fasl-Namaye Toosheh, 8, pp. 38-44. Translated into English: Farrokh, K. (2011).The Attack against the History of Cyrus the Great (1979-2011). Persian Heritage,  Volume 16 (no.64), pp.18-20.

Farrokh, K. (2010). The history of medicine in ancient Persia. The Fezana Journal, Volume 24, Number 3, pp. 45-47.

Farrokh, K. & Khorasani, M.M. (2010), Backbone of the Empire: Sassanian Savārān. Classic Arms and Militaria, Volume XVII Issue 1, pp. 36–41. See cover page of article (pdf).

Farrokh, K. & Khorasani, M.M. (2009). Arms, Armor and Tactics of Sassanian Savaran. Journal of the Iranian Studies. Faculty of Literature and Humanities. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. Volume 8, Number 15, Spring 2009, pp. 288-305.

Farrokh, K. (2007). The Process of Pan-Turkist Separatism in Iranian Azerbaijan. The Association for the Study of Nationalities, Columbia University, New York, April 12-14. See Program brochure ASN Columbia 2007 [note Kaveh Farrokh spelt in brochure as Kaveh Farroh] (pdf) .

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.

Farrokh, K. (2001).  (download in pdf): The Relationships Among Cognitive Processes, Language Experience and Errors in Persian Speaking ESL Adults. Doctoral Dissertation, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Farrokh, K. (2001). Review of the book Iranian nationality and the Persian language. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 148, 117-124.

Farrokh, K. (1996). The relationship between concept-mapping and course grade in Biology. The Meaningful Learning Forum, 1, 73-91.

Farrokh, K. (1995). Iran va Pars (Iran and Persia). Farasou Journal, Vol.1, Sept Edition.

Farrokh, K. (1994). Ravand-e-tatbegh-e mardan-e Khavarmeeyanei ba moheethaye daneshgahiy-e Emreekay-e Shomali (The adjustment patterns of Middle Eastern males to North American college and university settings). Dafter-e-Shenakht, 1, pp. 41-56.

Farrokh, K. (1992). Mokhtasaree Bar Tareekh-e Ghomi va Zabaneeye Iran (A Brief History on the Anthropological and Linguistic History of Iran). Aftab Journal, Vol.3, pp.4-9, 14.

Academic Conferences & Venues

Farrokh, K. (2011). The Process of the De-Iranianization of Caucasian Azerbaijan (1828-Present). The 2nd International Conference on Talishi Studies at Yerevan, Armenia on 12-13 Nov 2011  

Farrokh, K. (2007). The Rise of pan-Turkism in Iran. Paper presented at Columbia University, The Association for the Study of Nationalities: 2007 Convention, April 14.

Farrokh, K. (2006). Book Presenation (Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224-642 AD & 2-Part Seminar (Iran’s Silent Contribution to the World), WAIS 2006 Critical World Problems Conference, Stanford University, July 30-31.

Farrokh, K. (2003). Attualità delle ricerche di Spatari nei territori che furono il fulcro delle civiltà orientali d’origine – Persia (Report on Spatari’s Research in the lands that were the Crossroads of  Original Eastern Civilizations – Persia). Conferanza Mostra Fotografica Sui Bronzi Di Riace, Associasione Internazionale Magna Graecia, New York, October 9.

Farrokh, K. (2001). Reading related cognitive processes of bilingual Persian-English speaking Canadian students. Sponsored Education Research Symposium at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 22-23.

Farrokh, K. (2001). Bilingual Persian speakers and English word reading performance: An Application of the Relative Pratt Index to explain sources of variation. The First Annual Bob Conry Conference on Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, February 7.

Farrokh, K. (1993). An exploration into the educational applications of concept mapping with the aid of virtual reality technology. Proceedings of The Third International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics, Cornell University. Ithaca, New York.

Farrokh, K. (1993). A Connectionist Approach to Information Transfer Between Short-Term and Long-Term Memory: Suggestions for Instruction, Counselling and Research. Proceedings of The Third International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics, Cornell University. Ithaca, New York.

Presentations in non-Academic Venues & Television Media

Farrokh, K. (2006). Engineering an Empire: The Persians. History Channel Televesion Program.

Farrokh, K. (1996). Persia and the Aryans: Impact on European Culture. Seminar at The Zoroastrian Society of British Columbia, Burnaby, Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr, February, 10.

Farrokh, K. (1995). A History of the Races of Eran: From 6000-550 BC. Seminar at Presentation House, North Vancouver, British Columbia, May 21.

Farrokh, K. (1995). Pre-Islamic Persia and Western Civilization. Seminar at Student Union Auditorium, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Jan.22.

Farrokh, K. (1990). The Indo-European, Semitic and Uralo-Altaic peoples. Introduction to Sociology-Program 12, Live Knowledge Network Television Program, March 5.

See also:

Newspapers

Abedin, M. & Farrokh, K. (2005), British Arabism and the bombings in Iran. Asia Times Newspaper, Nov.3.

Farrokh, K. (1995). Persian History Discussed. The North Shore News, p.5, Jan.15.

Farrokh, K. (1995). Research delves into Indo-European History. The North Shore News, p.11, May 19.

Farrokh, K. (1995). Tareekh-e Nezhadhay-e Iran (A History of the races of Iran 6000 – 550 BC). Diyar Newspaper, Vol.1, No. 5, p.14, May 4.

Farrokh, K. (1995). Goftegoo Ba kaveh Farrokh dar Morede Pars (A Discussion with Kaveh Farrokh on Ancient Persia). The Iranian Newspaper, Vol.III, No. 50, p.14, Feb.1.

Farrokh, K. (1994). Nabaerd-e-Karkhe 53 Ghabl az Meelad – (Battle of Carrhae 53 BC). Shahrvand Newspaper, Vol.4, No.170, p.12-13, 28, Oct.21; Vol.4, No.171, p.12, 22, Oct.28; Vol.4, No.172, p.12, Nov.4; Vol.4, No.173, p.12, Nov.11; Vol.4, No.174, p.12, 24, Nov.18; Vol.4, No.175, p.12-133, 20-21, Nov.25;