Essential Middle Eastern Vocabularies Series Editor Elisabeth Kendall Essential Middle Eastern Vocabularies give you up-to-date expressions, jargon and new coinages to express modern concepts across broad areas of interest such as the media, the internet, law and business. Key Features: * Terms grouped in thematic sections * Easy-to-learn lists to test translation * Links to online audio files to help you check your pronunciation * Index Media Persian Dominic Parviz Brookshaw What is the Persian term for 'climate change'? How would you say 'detention centre'? Could you recognise the phrase 'The World Cup'? Or 'information technology'? This short, accessible vocabulary gives you ready-made lists of key terms in media Persian for translating both from and into Persian. It is divided into 13 key areas: General Politics and Government Elections Conflict and Security Law and Order Human Rights Economics Trade and Industry Science and Technology Energy Environment Aid and Development Culture and Sport

A useful introduction to the specialized Persian vocabulary of the modern media. -- Professor W. M. Thackston, author of An Introduction to Persian A useful introduction to the specialized Persian vocabulary of the modern media.

Dominic Parviz Brookshaw is Lecturer in Persian Studies and Iranian Literature at the University of Manchester.