The Persians / Edition 1

by Gene R. Garthwaite

Overview

the Persians

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The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 558 BC to the present day. The book traces events from the rise of the Persian empire, through competition with Rome and conquest by the Arabs, through to the re-establishment of a Persian state in the sixteenth century, and finally the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the establishment of the current Islamic Republic.

For each period, the author utilizes the most recent scholarship in order to examine Iran’s political, social, and cultural history. He presents this history within an analytical framework which focuses on rulership as the central theme of identity for Iranians. He also considers the part played in Iranian identity by land, political culture, religion, and the arts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781405156806
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	10/09/2006
Series:	Peoples of Asia
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.05(h) x 0.78(d)

About the Author

Gene R. Garthwaite is Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor in Asian Studies and Professor of History at Dartmouth College. He is the author of Khans and Shahs: A Documentary Analysis of the Bakhtiyari in Iran (1983).

Table of Contents

List of Figures.

List of Dynistic Tables.

List of Maps.

Acknowledgments.

Dynastic Tables.

Maps.

1. Persia: Place and Idea.

2.The Achaemenians (c.550–331 BC).

3. Alexander (330–323 BC), the Selucids (312–129 BC), and the Parthians (247 BC–AD 224).

4. The Sasanians (c.224–651).

5. “Non-Iran”: Arabs, Turks, and Mongols in Iran.

6. The Safavids (1501–1722).

7. The Qajars (1796–1926).

8. Iran: 1921–2003: Pahlavi and Islamic Republican Iran.

Notes.

Further Reading.

Index.

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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

"This book is not a dry historical narrative but an excellent, rigorous, yet generally accessible overview of Persians in history based on the latest scholarship on Iranian society and History. Essential." (Choice)

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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

"This book is not a dry historical narrative but an excellent, rigorous, yet generally accessible overview of Persians in history based on the latest scholarship on Iranian society and History. Essential." (Choice)

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