Review of "Arms and Armour from Iran" by M. Khorasani

[Rivkin]

Originally Posted by Adrian Ko

I'm also asking for the kindest consideration that the reconciliation and healing process begin now before it gets worse where people will end up carrying this vitriol to their graves.

It this a threat ? . Dear Adrian Ko, I understand you may be unaware of the situation, but this is a very bad idea .

[Rick]

I think we are drifting off topic and into personalities Gentlemen.

[Adrian Ko]

Originally Posted by Rivkin

It this a threat ? . Dear Adrian Ko, I understand you may be unaware of the situation, but this is a very bad idea .

Mr. Rivkin,

How can an olive branch be a threat? I'm offering to act as a go-between so that we can once and for all heal the rift that's causing division. I hope you're not trying to politicize a call for peace, but I think I'm a little more aware of the situation than you're crediting me for.

If there is a cultural issue here, "going to the grave" is not a death threat. Rather, all I'm saying is that if a person doesn't deal with interpersonal issues, those specific issues end up unresolved for the rest of his life. I hope that makes things clear.

[Rick]

Originally Posted by Adrian Ko

Mr. Rivkin,

How can an olive branch be a threat? I'm offering to act as a go-between so that we can once and for all heal the rift that's causing division. I hope you're not trying to politicize a call for peace, but I think I'm a little more aware of the situation than you're crediting me for.

If there is a cultural issue here, "going to the grave" is not a death threat. Rather, if you don't deal with interpersonal issues, they end up with you for the rest of your life. I hope that makes things clear.

Adrian, I believe you are ignoring my request , nay demand that this discussion not degenerate into personalities as first cautioned by Ian .
As there is no other Moderator online at the moment I find myself forced to intercede.

Please cease this line of discussion and take it to PM.

Thank you.

[Adrian Ko]

Originally Posted by Rick

Adrian, I believe you are ignoring my request , nay demand that this discussion not degenerate into personalities as first cautioned by Ian .
As there is no other Moderator online at the moment I find myself forced to intercede.

Please cease this line of discussion and take it to PM.

Thank you.

Sorry, the implication that my post is a threat against Kirill Rivkin is too "hot" a topic to be left alone, especially if I am deprived the right to say what I mean.

There was never any threat to Kirill Rivkin. I believe sometimes things are misunderstood because of the way Americans post "American" English.

Nor was I intentionally ignoring your post, Rick. I did not read this thread in linear fashion and just zoomed in on what was directed at me.

[Emanuel]

Greetings,

So sorry to butt in on this, but I believe Rivkin here alludes to his own past writing being crap compared to what he believes today...not an attack on the author.

I have no problem if Manoucher for example comes after stuff I published on this forum. A lot of it (10-20%) is different than what I think today, and a some of it is simply crap.

I think I will buy this book...soon. At my level of collecting, I care very little about fine details and perfect provenance of examples and dates accurate to a few decades. From Rivkin's review and the few others I've read about this book, it would be good for me to get the book as it encompasses a lot that I could otherwise only get from many books - perhaps as expensive individually as this one.

Now to settle it in my mind, is there any other book published now or in the last three years comparable to M. Khorasani's book in geographi, historical, typological scope, etc...? If this book is generally, the most up to date publication around and reasonably accurate, then I'll get it.

Best regards, and forgive my intrusion
Emanuel