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Zusatztext "an informative introduction to an important subject that has been ill-served both in history and in scholarship" Informationen zum Autor Richard Foltz is Professor of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University, Canada Klappentext In this comprehensive and up to date history, from prehistoric proto-Indo-Iranian times to the post-Soviet period, Richard Foltz traces the complex linguistic, cultural and political history of the Tajiks, a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group from the modern-day Central Asian states of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. In eight chapters, the author explores the revitalisation of Persian culture under the Samanid Empire in the Tajik heartlands of historical Khorasan and Transoxiana; analyses the evolution of the politics of Tajik identity; and traces the history of the ethnic Tajik diaspora today. This revised edition includes a new chapter on the Tajiks' situation in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan since 2018, covering notably the effects of the Taliban's return to power in August 2021 and the COVID pandemic in all three countries, as well as border clashes with Kyrgyzstan. Vorwort A new edition of the most comprehensive and up to date history of the Tajiks Zusammenfassung In this comprehensive and up to date history, from prehistoric proto-Indo-Iranian times to the post-Soviet period, Richard Foltz traces the complex linguistic, cultural and political history of the Tajiks, a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group from the modern-day Central Asian states of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. In eight chapters, the author explores the revitalisation of Persian culture under the Samanid Empire in the Tajik heartlands of historical Khorasan and Transoxiana; analyses the evolution of the politics of Tajik identity; and traces the history of the ethnic Tajik diaspora today.This revised edition includes a new chapter on the Tajiks’ situation in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan since 2018, covering notably the effects of the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021 and the COVID pandemic in all three countries, as well as border clashes with Kyrgyzstan. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsPrefacePreface to the second editionAcknowledgmentsHistorical TimelineA Note on Transliteration Introduction: Who are the Tajiks?1 The Prehistory of Central Asia2 Sogdians and Bactrians3 The Samanid Empire and the New Persian Renaissance4 Tajiks and Turks5 The Soviet Period6 The Republic of Tajikistan7 Tajiks in Uzbekistan Excursus: Afghanistan at a Stone’s ThrowConclusion: Differing Contexts, Manifold Challenges NotesBibliographyIndex...
