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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.

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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

"This book is not a dry historical narrative but an excellent, rigorous, yet generally accessible overview of Persians in history based on the latest scholarship on Iranian society and History. Essential." (Choice)



Table of Contents
List of Figures.

List of Dynistic Tables.

List of Maps.

Acknowledgments.

Dynastic Tables.

Maps.

1. Persia: Place and Idea.

2.The Achaemenians (c.550–331 BC).

3. Alexander (330–323 BC), the Selucids (312–129 BC), and the Parthians (247 BC–AD 224).

4. The Sasanians (c.224–651).

5. “Non-Iran”: Arabs, Turks, and Mongols in Iran.

6. The Safavids (1501–1722).

7. The Qajars (1796–1926).

8. Iran: 1921–2003: Pahlavi and Islamic Republican Iran.

Notes.

Further Reading.

Index.

The Persians

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/09/2006
      ISBN13: 9781405156806, 978-1405156806
      ISBN10: 1405156805
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

      "This book is not a dry historical narrative but an excellent, rigorous, yet generally accessible overview of Persians in history based on the latest scholarship on Iranian society and History. Essential." (Choice)



      Table of Contents
      List of Figures.

      List of Dynistic Tables.

      List of Maps.

      Acknowledgments.

      Dynastic Tables.

      Maps.

      1. Persia: Place and Idea.

      2.The Achaemenians (c.550–331 BC).

      3. Alexander (330–323 BC), the Selucids (312–129 BC), and the Parthians (247 BC–AD 224).

      4. The Sasanians (c.224–651).

      5. “Non-Iran”: Arabs, Turks, and Mongols in Iran.

      6. The Safavids (1501–1722).

      7. The Qajars (1796–1926).

      8. Iran: 1921–2003: Pahlavi and Islamic Republican Iran.

      Notes.

      Further Reading.

      Index.

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