The history of Al-Ṭabarī
by Bosworth, Clifford Edmund, Ṭabarī
fromSUNY series in Near Eastern studies
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This book examines what it means to be Iranian and how Iranian national identity is constructed; how Islam, Iran's pre-Islamic culture, and relations with the West are dealt with and determining what is authentic and legitimate.
Defining Iran presents a new and revealing analysis of the way in which Iranian political discourses compete with each other. Deconstructing the intellectual roots and development of Iranian nationalism through the twentieth century, Shabnam Holliday demonstrates how Iran's heri…
This is a facsimile of a classic history first published by Macmillan in 1915 and issued in two further editions by Routledge and Kegan Paul. Sir Percy Sykes was an explorer, consul, soldier and a spy who lived and travelled in Persia over a period of twenty-five years. This two…
"This Festschrift is a collection of articles dedicated to one of the most distinguished scholars of Iranian Studies and a most prolific teacher of Zoroastrian and Kurdish literatures and religions, Philip G. Kreyenbroek. The volume consists of thirteen contributions, brings tog…
La 4e de couv. indique : "The Commentaries' is the first complete English language translation, with complete annotations, of a unique and extraordinary memoir from the pen of the erudite Spanish soldier-diplomat D. Garcia de Silva y Figueroa over the course of his embassy to Pe…
"The Battle of Marathon changed the course of history in ancient Greece. To many, the impossible seemed to have been achieved - the mighty Persian Empire halted in its advance. What happened that day, why was the battle fought, and how did people make sense of it? This bold new …
