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Garthwaite, Gene R.

The Persians

Garthwaite, Gene R. - The Persians, ebook

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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.

Keywords: HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand HIS004000

Author(s)
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication year
2008
Language
en
Edition
1
Series
Peoples of Asia
Page amount
311 pages
Category
History
Format
Ebook
eISBN (PDF)
9781405144001
Printed ISBN
9781557868602

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