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Garthwaite, Gene R.

The Persians

Blackwell Publishing, 2005

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Year of publication
2005
ISBN
1557868603
Place of printing
Oxford
Author
Garthwaite, Gene R.
Publishers
Blackwell Publishing
Edition
First Edition
Keyword
Iran Persia
Cover description
New
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

"The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. This 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 in 1979 and the establishment of the current Islamic Republic. For each period the author utliluzesthe most recent scholarship in order to examine Iran's political, social and cultural history. He presents the history within an analytical framework which focuses on rulership as a central theme of identiry for Iranians. He also considers the part played in Iranian identity by land, political culture religion and the arts.311p. illus bibliography.index
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