Oxford Handbook of Iranian History

Zusatztext A well-known scholar of pre-Islamic Iran, Daryaee...has edited the best single volume on the history of the Iranian world...This volume...provides the most accessible study of Iranian history available. Whether one's aim is to learn about the cultural complexity of Iranian people or the changing nature of politics in one of the most pivotal countries in the Middle East, this handbook is an excellent point of departure. Highly recommended. Informationen zum Autor Touraj Daryaee is Howard C. Baskerville Professor in the History of Iran and the Persianate World and Associate Director of the Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture at the University of California, Irvine. His previous books include Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, winner of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies book award. Klappentext The Oxford Handbook of the History of Iran proceeds chronologically through the history of Iran, from ancient times to the present. This reliable and accessible collection of essays can serve as an introduction to the field of Iranian studies and a useful review for practicing scholars. Zusammenfassung The Oxford Handbook of the History of Iran proceeds chronologically through the history of Iran, from ancient times to the present. This reliable and accessible collection of essays can serve as an introduction to the field of Iranian studies and a useful review for practicing scholars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors Maps Introduction, Touraj Daryaee 1. From Paleolithic Times to the Rise of the Achaemenid Empire, Kamyar Abdi 2. The Elamites, Daniel Potts 3. Avestan Culture, Prods Oktor Skjærvø 4. The Achaemenid Empire, Alireza Shapour Shahbazi 5. Iran at the time of Alexander the Great and the Seleucids, Evangelos Venetis 6. The Arsacids, Edward Dabrowa 7. The Sasanians, Touraj Daryaee 8. Iran in the Early Islamic History, Michael G. Morony 9. Medieval Iran, Neguin Yavari 10. The Mongols in Iran, George E. Lane 11. Timurid Iran, Ali Anooshahr 12. The Safavids in Iranian History (1501-1722), Kathryn Babayan 13. The Afghan Interlude and the Zand and Afshar Dynasties (1722-1795), Kamran S. Aghaie 14. The Qajars, Ettehadieh Nezam-Mafi 15. The Pahlavi Dynasty, Afshin Matin-Asgari 16. Iran after Revolution (1979-2009), Maziar Behrooz Ruling Dynasties of Iran Index ...

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• Authors: Touraj Daryaee, Touraj (Howard Baskerville Professor in t Daryaee
• Assisted by: Touraj Daryaee (Editor), Touraj (Howard Baskerville Professor in the History of Iran and the Persianate World; Associate Director Daryaee (Editor), Daryaee Touraj (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2014
• EAN: 9780199390427
• ISBN: 978-0-19-939042-7
• No. of pages: 434
• Series: Oxford Handbooks; Oxford Handbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Politics & government, History: earliest times to present day, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, General and world history, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence