Richard Foltz

Iran in World History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

One of the world's most ancient and enduring civilizations, Iran has long played a central role in human events and continues to do so today. This book traces Iran's long history, as well as its influence on peoples from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, and along the Silk Roads as far as China, from prehistoric times up to the present day.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP US
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 263g
• ISBN-13: 9780199335497
• ISBN-10: 0199335494
• Artikelnr.: 47867330

Autorenporträt

Professor of Religion; Director, Centre for Iranian Studies, Concordia University

Inhaltsangabe

Editors' Preface
Preface
Chapter 1 A Convergence of Land and Language (3500-550 BCE)
Chapter 2 Iran and the Greeks (550-247 BCE)
Chapter 3 Parthians, Sasanians, and Sogdians (247 BCE-651 CE)
Chapter 4 The Iranization of Islam (651-1027)
Chapter 5 The Turks: Empire-Builders and Champions of Persian Culture (1027-1722)
Chapter 6 Under Europe's Shadow (1722-1925)
Chapter 7 Modernization and Dictatorship: The Pahlavi Years (1925-79)
Chapter 8 The Islamic Republic of Iran (1979-present)
Chronology
Notes
Further Reading
Websites
Acknowledgments
Index