*Editor in Chief: Ali Karimi Maleh

*Publisher: The Institute for National Studies

This issue of the quarterly consists of a round-table discussion on Eastern Culture and Civilization, a number of articles and a scientific lecture.

One of the main topics of the articles is dialogue among civilizations. Also, the role of Iran in world civilization is surveyed in another article. In the final section, a number of books are reviewed. These books are mainly about Iran and civilization.

The History of Iran at a Glance

*Writer: Nasser Takmil Homayoun

*Editor: Kazem Sadat Ashkevari

*Publisher: Cultural Research Bureau

This book is part of a 25-volume series that attempts to survey and analyze the history of Iran and its different aspects. It divides Iran's geographical and natural transformations into seven periods. Each period is discussed in one chapter. The pictures and photographs make it more attractive and help the reader become familiar with the history of the country. The book documents events in Iran since prehistoric times.

Genealogy of Postmodernism

*Written by Ali Asghar Gharebaghi

*Published by the Cultural Research Bureau

This book is the third book in the Culture and Thought series. The author of this book surveys the origin of postmodernism, its aspects, its place in the field of visual arts, and the history of art and its process. Postmodernism and its positive and negative points are studied in order to give readers insight into this style of art. Gharebaghi discusses feminism and pluralism and their relationship with postmodernism in different chapters.

A Survey of Military Music and Musical Instruments in the Qajar Era

*Written by Ali Buloukbashi and Yahya Shahidi

*Published by the Cultural Research Bureau

This is the seventh book in the Culture and People series. It presents the results of research into the traditions, customs, rituals and other dimensions of Iran and the people of its different regions.

The authors have conducted a systematic survey on the history of music in Iran, especially the creation of military music and the stages it has passed through. The pictures and illustrations of some of the personalities of this style of music and its musical instruments make the book more interesting.