Crisis, Collapse, Militarism and Civil War

The History and Historiography of 18th Century Iran
Herausgeber: Axworthy, Michael

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Produktbeschreibung

The history of 18th century Iran has been neglected but is vital for understanding contemporary Iran, and is a fascinating drama in its own right. This book presents contributions from the leading experts on this period worldwide, and is a major advance in this important area of Iranian Studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780190250324
• ISBN-10: 0190250321
• Artikelnr.: 51968670

Autorenporträt

Michael Axworthy is Senior Lecturer and Director of Centre for Persian and Iranian Studies at the University of Exeter and the former head of the Iran Section for the British Foreign Office. He is the author of Revolutionary Iran (Oxford/Penguin) and Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran (Basic).

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface by David Morgan * List of Contributors * Note on Transliteration * 1. Michael Axworthy
Introduction * 2. Gene R. Garthwaite
"What's in a Name?": Periodization and "Eighteenth
Century Iran" * 3. Rudi Matthee
Historiographical Notes on the Eighteenth Century in Iranian History: Decline and Insularity, Imperial Dreams, or Regional Specificity? * 4. Michael Axworthy
The Awkwardness of Nader Shah: History, Military History, and the Eighteenth
Century Iran * 5. Ernest Tucker
Iran and the Ottomans after Nader Shah: The Dorrani
Ottoman Exchange of Letters in Their Eighteenth
Century Iranian Context * 6. Sajjad Rizvi
Whatever happened to the School of Isfahan?: Philosophy in Eighteenth
Century Iran * 7. Andrew Newman
Of Mullas, Manuscripts, and Migration: Aspects of Twelver Shi`i Community Life in the Eighteenth Century * 8. Willem Floor
The Persian Economy in the Eighteenth Century: A Dismal Record * 9. Willem Floor
Tribal Resurgence in the Eighteenth Century: A Useful Label? * 10. Goodarz Rashtiani
Iran
Russian Relations in the Eighteenth Century * 11. Giorgio Rota
Persia 1700
1750: Some Views from Central Europe * 12. Sussan Babaie
Nader Shah, the Delhi Loot, and the Eighteenth
Century Exotics of Empire