{"product_id":"turkopersia-in-historical-perspective-9780521522915","title":"TurkoPersia in Historical Perspective","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in this collection focus on three themes in Turko-Persian culture: the importance of literature; the tension between central and peripheral institutions in Turko-Persian societies; and the confrontation of the Turko-Persian Islamicate world with the European world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of maps; List of contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction: the Turko-Persian tradition Robert L. Canfield; 2. Pre-Islamic and early Islamic cultures in Central Asia Richard N. Frye; 3. Turko-Mongol influences in Central Asia Yuri Bregel; 4. Islamic culture and literature in Iran and Central Asia in the early modern period Michel M. Mazzaoui; 5. Perso-Islamic culture in India from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century Francis Robinson; 6. Theological 'extremism' and social movements in Turko-Persia Robert L. Canfield; 7. Local knowledge of Islam and social discourse in Afghanistan and Turkistan in the modern period M. Nazif Shahrani; 8. Russia's geopolitical and ideological dilemmas in Central Asia Milan Hauner; Chronology of events and developments in the history of the Turko-Persian ecumene; References; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767672963415,"sku":"9780521522915","price":48.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521522915.jpg?v=1758714328","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/turkopersia-in-historical-perspective-9780521522915","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}