The Persians (Peoples of Asia) (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "Persia" is not easily located with any geographic specificity, nor can its people, the Persians, be easily categorized..." (more)
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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

Most...books lack a comprehensive historic overview of Iranian society...Garthwaite fills the gap...Summing Up: Essential -- Choice Magazine, November 1, 2005

Product Description

The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day.

• A succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day.
• 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 Revoltuion on 1979 and the establishment of the current Islamic Republic.
• Uses the most recent scholarship to examine Iran's political, social and cultural history.
• Focuses on rulership as a central theme in Iranian identity.
• Also shows how land, language and literature relate to Iranian identity.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (January 14, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557868603
• ISBN-13: 978-1557868602
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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