Kareezes and Historic Structures in Persia

by Hormoz Pazwash, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE

Overview

This book explores the ancient Persian's knowledge on hydrologic cycle. They knew that rain and snow are the source of rivers, springs and ground water centuries before the Europeans. The book also presents a historical review and method of construction of kareezes (qanats) which are not only far more wonderous and genius works of ancient man, but they are also the most beneficial to human welfare than them all. Through kareezes Persians turned deserts into fertile land and created centers of civilization, something which is referred to as Kareez Civilization. The book also includes descriptions and photographs of historic structures, such as canals, dams, weirs, water dividers and bridges, some of which are still operational after hundreds of years. Also presented in the book are the most renowned Persian scholars of the late ninth through twelfth centuries, namely the Persian Golden Era which has been inappropriately known as the Islamic Golden Era.
This book neither contains any equations nor does it have any involved technical matter. It is intended to be informative and easy reading. The book can be enjoyed by people of various walks of life in the United States and abroad and is expected to attract a large audience. A special market would be a second generation of Iranian-Americans, a tiny fraction of whom amount to tens of thousands of individuals.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162811596
Publisher:	Covenant Books
Publication date:	07/14/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Hormoz Pazwash, Ph.D., earned his BS, CE with the highest honor among the entire graduating class of 1963 from Tehran University. He continued his graduate studies under the supervision of the late Dr. Ven Te Chow at the University of Illinois, in Urbana-Champaign, earning an MS and PhD in civil engineering. In 1970, he joined the Faculty of Engineering at Tehran University, and in the next seven years, held the positions of assistant professor, associate professor, and chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering. His other academic appointments have included visiting professorships at the University of California, Berkley; the University of Akron in Ohio; and associate professorship at Northeastern University in Boston. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. Dr. Pazwash has received various academic awards, including a fellowship at Tehran University and a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of California, Berkley.

Since 1985 he has been engaged in engineering practice and is currently a part-time consultant with Italconsult (a large global firm) which acquired Boswell Engineering in April 2018.

Dr. Pazwash is the author of some sixty papers, five books, including Urban Storm Water Management, 2nd Edition 2016, and a chapter of the Encyclopedia of Environmental Management, published September 2014. He is a life time member and a Fellow of the ASCE and a Water Resources Engineer of the AAWRE.