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Book SynopsisThe Cambridge History of Iran is an eight-volume survey of Iranian history and culture, and its contribution to the civilisation of the world. All aspects of the religious, philosophical, political, economic, scientific and artistic elements in Iranian civilisation are studied, with some emphasis on the geographical and ecological factors which have contributed to that civilisation's special character. The aim is to provide a collection of readable essays rather than a catalogue of information. The volumes offer scope for the publication of new ideas as well as providing summaries of established facts. They should act as a stimulus to specialists, but are primarily concerned to answer the sort of questions about the past and present of Iran that are asked by the non-specialist. This volume covers the history of Iran from the collapse of the Il-Khanid empire (c. 1335) to the second quarter of the 18th century. The period id of special interest as one which, in the traditional view, witn
Table of ContentsList of plates; List of text figures; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; 1. The Jalayirids, Muzaffarids and Sarbarbadars H. R. Roemer; 2. Timur in Iran H. R. Roemer; 3. The Successors of Timur H. R. Roemer; 4. The Türkmen dynasties H. R. Roemer; 5. The Safavid period H. R. Roemer; 6. The Safavid administrative system R. M. Savory; 7. European contacts with Persia, 1350–1736 Laurence Lockhart; 8. Trade from the mid-14th century to the end of the Safavid period Ronald Ferrier; 9. Social and internal economic affairs Bert Fragner; 10. The exact sciences in Timurid Iran E. S. Kennedy; 11. Persian science in Safavid times H. J. J. Winter; 12. Religion in the Timurid and Safavid periods B. S. Amoretti; 13. Spiritual movements, philosophy and theology in the Safavid period S. H. Nasr; 14. Carpets and textiles F. Spuhler; 15a. Timurid architecture R. Pinder-Wilson; 15b. Safavid architecture Robert Hillenbrand; 16a. The pictorial arts in the Timurid period Basil Gray; 16b. The arts in the Safavid period Basil Gray; 17a. Persian literature in the Timurid and Türkmen periods Z. Safa; 17b. Hafiz and his contemporaries Annemarie Schimmel; 17c. Persian literature in the Safavid period Z. Safa; 18. Persian poetry in the Timurid and Safavid periods Ehsan Yarshater; Bibliographies; Index.
