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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Book SynopsisI.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation Of profound importance in late antiquity,the Sasanian Empire is almost completely unknown today,except as a counterpoint to the Roman Empire.What are the reasons for this ignorance and why does the Sasanian Empire matter? In this brilliant and highly readable new history Touraj Daryaee fills a huge gap in our knowledge of world history.He examines the Sasanians'complex and colourful narrative and demonstrates their unique significance,not only for the development of Iranian civilisation but also for Roman and Islamic history. The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties and are best known as the preeminent practitioners of the Zoroastrian religion.From its foundation by Ardashir I in 224 CE, the Sasanian Empire was the dominant force in the Middle East for several centuries until its last king, Yazdgerd III, was defeated by the Muslim Arabs,whose horsemen swept away his seemingly far more powerful empire in the 7th century.Theirs was the first post Hellenic civilisation in the Near East to operate on an imperial scale and its sphere of influence and contact was unparalleled-from India to the Levant and from the Arabian Peninsula to the Caspian Sea. In this concise yet comprehensive new book,Touraj Daryaee provides an unrivalled account of Sasanian Persia.Drawing on extensive new sources he paints a vivid portrait of Sasanian life and unravels the divergent strands that contributed to the making of this great Empire:religion-not just Zoroastrianism but also Manichaeaism;the economy;administration;the multiple languages and their literature as well as the Empire's often neglected social history. Daryaee also explores - for the first time in an integrated book on the Sasanians-their descendants'attempts for more than a century after their defeat to establish a second state and reveals how their values and traditions have endured,both in Iranian popular culture and in the literary tradition of the Persian language and literature,to the present day. Sasanian Persia is a unique examination of a period of history that still has great significance for a full understanding of modern Iran.Trade Review'Touraj Daryaee synthesizes a new generation of Sasanian scholarship to present the first single volume study of such important history-important not only for understanding Iranian,but Roman and early Islamic histories as well.' Gene Garthwaite, Professor of History,and Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor of Asian Studies,Dartmouth College, New Hampshire 'Touraj Daryaee is a well-known scholar of Sasanian history and religious texts who knows the subject well and has published widely in his field. This will be a useful publication for scholars and everyone interested in Sasanian history.' Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis,Curator,The British Museum 'Touraj Daryaee's Sasanian Persia is far more detailed than all previous work on the subject,with a multitude of new materials and sources.It is a masterpiece of research and will be the last word on Sasanian Iran in all of its aspects-from political history to religion, society and commerce.' Richard N. Frye,Emeritus Professor of Iranian Studies,Harvard University 'The publication of Touraj Daryaee's book is a cause for much satisfaction. He is a leading scholar of his subject,which he tackles very successfully.' David Morgan,Emeritus Professor of History,University of WisconsinTable of ContentsI. The Political History of ?r?n and an-?r?n II. The Society of ?r?nšahr III. Religions of the Empire: Zoroastrians, Manichaeans, Jews and Christians IV. Languages and Textual Remains of the Citizens V. The Economy and Administration of the Er?nšahr Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Academic Sasanian Persia
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Plates Map of the Sasanian Empire Sasanian Family Tree Prolegomena 1. The Political History of Iran and an-Iran 2. The Society of Iranshahr 3. Religions of the Empire: Zoroastrians, Manichaeans, Jews and Christians 4. Languages and Textual Remains of the Citizens 5. The Economy and Administration of Iranshahr Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sasanian Persia
Book SynopsisTouraj Daryaee is Maseeh Chair in Persian Studies & Culture and the Director of the Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies at the University of California, Irvine. He works on the history of ancient and early medieval Iran and is the editor of the International Journal of Ancient Iranian Studies.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Plates Map of the Sasanian Empire Sasanian Family Tree Prolegomena 1. The Political History of Iran and an-Iran 2. The Society of Iranshahr 3. Religions of the Empire: Zoroastrians, Manichaeans, Jews and Christians 4. Languages and Textual Remains of the Citizens 5. The Economy and Administration of Iranshahr Notes Bibliography Index
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OUP USA The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of the History of Iran proceeds chronologically through the history of Iran, from ancient times to the present. This reliable and accessible collection of essays can serve as an introduction to the field of Iranian studies and a useful review for practicing scholars.Trade ReviewA well-known scholar of pre-Islamic Iran, Daryaee...has edited the best single volume on the history of the Iranian world...This volume...provides the most accessible study of Iranian history available. Whether one's aim is to learn about the cultural complexity of Iranian people or the changing nature of politics in one of the most pivotal countries in the Middle East, this handbook is an excellent point of departure. Highly recommended. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsContributors ; Maps ; Introduction, Touraj Daryaee ; 1. From Paleolithic Times to the Rise of the Achaemenid Empire, Kamyar Abdi ; 2. The Elamites, Daniel Potts ; 3. Avestan Culture, Prods Oktor Skjaervo ; 4. The Achaemenid Empire, Alireza Shapour Shahbazi ; 5. Iran at the time of Alexander the Great and the Seleucids, Evangelos Venetis ; 6. The Arsacids, Edward Dabrowa ; 7. The Sasanians, Touraj Daryaee ; 8. Iran in the Early Islamic History, Michael G. Morony ; 9. Medieval Iran, Neguin Yavari ; 10. The Mongols in Iran, George E. Lane ; 11. Timurid Iran, Ali Anooshahr ; 12. The Safavids in Iranian History (1501-1722), Kathryn Babayan ; 13. The Afghan Interlude and the Zand and Afshar Dynasties (1722-1795), Kamran S. Aghaie ; 14. The Qajars, Ettehadieh Nezam-Mafi ; 15. The Pahlavi Dynasty, Afshin Matin-Asgari ; 16. Iran after Revolution (1979-2009), Maziar Behrooz ; Ruling Dynasties of Iran ; Index
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Harrassowitz Iran and Its Histories. from the Beginnings
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Harrassowitz Iran and the Transformation of Ancient Near
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd World History
Book SynopsisWorld History: A Concise Thematic Analysis presents the highly anticipated second edition of the most affordable and accessible survey of world history designed for use at the college level. This text offers a comparative analysis of great civilizations of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas in an engaging narrative that contextualizes history instead of drowning students in a sea of facts. Themes addressed include population dynamics, food production challenges, disease history, warfare, and others. Instructor resources are available online for this text. This new edition of World History: A Concise Thematic Analysis features a newly-designed interior organization to enhance navigation and comprehension of the material. An instructors'' test bank is available online.Table of ContentsIntroduction x Unit Three: The Modern World 371 Themes: Modernization Globalization The differential of power Spontaneous European Modernization: Phase One The Process of Change Begins 375 Simultaneous Revolutions: Phase I, New Trade Routes 376 Simultaneous Revolutions: Phase II, Biology and Europe 377 Simultaneous Revolutions: Phase III, Warfare, Politics, and Religion 380 Simultaneous Revolutions: Phase IV, Commerce 386 Simultaneous Revolutions: Phase V, the State 402 Special topic The Elizabethan Era 406 Suggested Reading 413 The Differential of Power: Phase One The Americas and Africa 415 Ship Technology in 1500 416 Spain’s Rapid Success in the Americas after a Slow Start 422 Special topic New Spain 422 A Hidden Agent in the Differential of Power: Disease 423 Native American Vulnerability 427 The Aztecs 429 The Incas 432 Brazil 433 Africa’s Indigenous Slave Tradition 435 Special topic The Middle Passage: The Transport of Slaves on the Trans-Atlantic Trip 436 The Arrival of Europe 439 The Sale of Slaves 441 Consequences of the Slave Trade 442 Suggested Reading 446 Spontaneous European Modernization: Phase Two The Origins of Public Opinion, the Concept of Culture, and the Nation-State 447 Science, Knowledge, and Faith 447 The Scientific Revolution 449 Locke’s Philosophy and the Idea of Public Opinion 452 The Enlightenment 458 The Nation-State 470 The Ideology of Revolution 472 The French Revolution 474 Great Britain 478 Suggested Reading 482 The Nation-State Diffusion of the French-British Model 484 The Central European Experience 485 Central Europeans and Internal Coherence 487 Suggested Reading 495 The Differential of Power, Phase Two Ideology, Medicine, and Technology Redefine Global Power 497 The New Teleology 499 Nation-States and Industry 510 Suggested Reading 514 Nation-State Formation Outside Europe The United States and Japan 515 The United States 516 Japan 525 Suggested Reading 533 Internal Divisions and Contradictions Russia and Latin America 534 Russia 534 Latin America 550 Suggested Reading 556 In The Crosshairs of Modernity India and China 557 India 557 Late Imperial China: The Ming and Qing Dynasties 564 Suggested Reading 583 Targets of Imperialism Africa and the Middle East 585 Africa 586 The Middle East 596 Suggested Reading 605 Unit Four: Global Violence and the Postmodern Era 607 THEMES: Postmodern Era Decolonization Globalization World War I The Consequences of Power 611 The Illusion of Progress 612 The Quest for Empire and the Habits of Violence 613 Danger Signs in the Short-War Phenomenon 615 Misunderstanding the Short-War Phenomenon 617 World War I: Total War, the Geographic Arena of Combat, Victory, and Defeat 618 Suggested Reading 623 Totalitarianism The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany 624 Totalitarianism 625 The Soviet Union 625 Special topic Abandoned Marxism 631 Special topic The Versailles Treaty 634 Nazi Germany 634 Suggested Reading 641 The Inheritors of Power The United States and Japan 642 The United States 642 Japan 647 Suggested Reading 655 Decolonization Phase One 656 China’s Republican Revolution 656 India 663 The Middle East 665 Latin America 670 Suggested Reading 674 World War II and the Beginning of the Cold War Expanding the Potential of Self-Destruction 676 World War II 676 Special topic Mussolini’s Italy 681 Mass Murder: A New Dimension to Global Warfare 686 The Cold War: Redefining World Power after 1945 690 Suggested Reading 695 Global Decolonization Phase Two 696 China 696 Japan 705 India 711 Africa 714 Special topic AIDS 721 The Middle East 722 Latin America 728 Suggested Reading 737 The End of the Cold War and the Contemporary World The Complex Problems Facing a Multicultural Era 739 The End of the Cold War 739 Special topic The Legacy of Vietnam 743 The Contemporary World 745 Status, Freedom, and Equality 751 Population Dynamics 757 Suggested Reading 760 Credits C-1
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd World History
Book SynopsisThis set includes both volumes of World History: A Concise Thematic History (volume I: 978-1-1185-3266-9; volume II: 978-1-1185-3272-0). These volumespresent the highly anticipated second edition of the most affordable and accessible survey of world history designed for use at the college level. An engaging narrative that contextualizes history and does not drown students in a sea of facts Offers a comparative analysis of the great civilizations of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas Addresses themes of population dynamics, food production challenges, disease history, warfare, and other major issues for civilizations Features new interior design and organization to enhance user experience Instructor''s test bank available online at www.wiley.com/go/wallech Table of ContentsWorld History: Volume I UNIT ONE THE ANCIENT WORLD 1 Chapter 1 Biology and World History: Civilization and Nomads 5 Chapter 2 Mesopotamia: The Land between the Rivers 33 Chapter 3 Pre-Islamic Africa: Egyptian, Nilotic, and Sub-Saharan Africa 52 Chapter 4 India: From the Indus to the Ganges 76 Chapter 5 China: The Yellow River Civilization 91 Chapter 6 The Nomads’ Trade and the Great Migrations 111 Chapter 7 Greece: The Rainfall Zone 127 Chapter 8 The Hellenistic East and Persia: A Culture Bridge 147 Chapter 9 Rome: From Citizenship to Imperial Rule 170 Chapter 10 Origins of Native American Cultures: Geographic Isolation 189 Chapter 11 The Fall of the Ancient Eurasian World: Rome, China, and Gupta India 203 UNIT TWO THE MIDDLE YEARS 229 Chapter 12 The Rise of Islam: The Ancient Near East Becomes the Middle East 233 Chapter 13 China in an Era of Recovery and Cultures on the Fringe: Korea, Japan, and the Mongols 246 Chapter 14 India and Islam: An Era of Political Chaos 280 Chapter 15 Europe in the Middle Ages: The Advent of Modernization 294 Chapter 16 Islamic Africa: A Complex Pattern of Cultures 339 Chapter 17 The Americas: A Time of Trouble 355 Index World History: Volume II UNIT THREE THE MODERN WORLD 371 Chapter 18 Spontaneous European Modernization: Phase One: The Process of Change Begins 375 Chapter 19 The Differential of Power, Phase One: The Americas and Africa 415 Chapter 20 Spontaneous European Modernization: Phase Two, The Origins of Public Opinion, the Concept of Culture, and the Nation State 447 Chapter 21 The Nation-State: Diffusion of the French-British Model 484 Chapter 22 The Differential of Power, Phase Two: Ideology, Medicine, and Technology Redefine Global Power 497 Chapter 23 Nation-State Formation Outside Europe: The United States and Japan 515 Chapter 24 Internal Divisions and Contradictions: Russia and Latin America 534 Chapter 25 In the Crosshairs of Modernity: India and China 557 Chapter 26 Targets of Imperialism: Africa and the Middle East 585 UNIT FOUR GLOBAL VIOLENCE AND THE POSTMODERN ERA 607 Chapter 27 World War I: The Consequences of Power 611 Chapter 28 Totalitarianism: The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany 624 Chapter 29 The Inheritors of Power: The United States and Japan 642 Chapter 30 Decolonization: Phase One 656 Chapter 31 World War II and the Beginning of the Cold War: Expanding the Potential of Self-Destruction 676 Chapter 32 Global Decolonization: Phase Two 696 Chapter 33 The End of the Cold War and the Contemporary World: The Complex Problems Facing A Multicultural Era 739 Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd World History
Book SynopsisWorld History: A Concise Thematic Analysis presents the highly anticipated second edition of the most affordable and accessible survey of world history designed for use at the college level. An engaging narrative that contextualizes history and does not drown students in a sea of facts Offers a comparative analysis of the great civilizations of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas Addresses themes of population dynamics, food production challenges, disease history, warfare, and other major issues for civilizations Features new interior design and organization to enhance user experience Instructor's test bank available online at www.wiley.com/go/wallech Table of ContentsIntroduction x Unit One The Ancient World 1 THEMES: The artificial existence of civilization The biology of civilization The geography of civilization The climate of civilization The relationship between belief and action Chapter 1 Biology and World History 5Civilization and Nomads Climate 12 The Geography of Cultivation 14 The Domestication of Animals 20 Urban Development 24 The Nomads 27 Disease History 28 Suggested Reading 31 Chapter 2 Mesopotamia 33The Land between the Rivers A Temple Economy 34 The Causes of Trade 35 Kings, War, and Ecocide 37 The Art of Writing and Hammurabi’s Code 39 The General Matrix of Civilization 41 The Dawn of Religion: Creation Myths 42 Iron and Mesopotamia 44 The Hebrews 47 The Emergence of Monotheism 48 Suggested Reading s 51 Chapter 3 Pre-Islamic Africa 52Egyptian, Nilotic, and Sub-Saharan Africa Egypt, the Gift of the Nile 52 The Archaic Period (ca. 3100–2700 BCE) and the Pyramid Age of the Old Kingdom (ca. 2700–2200 BCE) 57 The First Intermediate Period (ca. 2200–2000 BCE) and the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2000–1786 BCE) 59 The Hyksos and Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1786–1575 BCE) and the New Kingdom (ca. 1575–1050 BCE) 60 Special Topic: The Distant but Powerful Link between Pacific Currents and Egyptian Floods 61 Egypt and the Iron Age 65 Nilotic Africa 66 Sub-Saharan Africa 70 Iron 73 Suggested Reading 75 Chapter 4 India 76From the Indus to the Ganges Iron, Rice, and India 80 Indian Religions 83 Religious Opposition 87 The Maturation of India’s Faiths 89 Suggested Reading 90 Chapter 5 China 91The Yellow River Civilization The Land and the People 91 Mythological China 93 The Bronze Age: The Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynsties 94 The Iron Age: Economic, Military, and Commercial Revolutions 97 The Golden Age of Classical Chinese Philosophy 98 China’s First Empire: The Qin and Han Dynasties 102 Centers of Power within and beyond the Han Empire 107 Special Topic: Lady Lu: Empress Dowager 108 Suggested Reading 110 Chapter 6 The Nomads’ Trade 111and the Great Migrations The First Wave of Mass Migrations: The Wheel, the Chariot, and Nomads 112 A Second Wave of Migrations: The Iron Age 118 Cavalry: The Third Wave of Migrations 123 Suggested Reading 126 Chapter 7 Greece 127The Rainfall Zone Network Cities and the Special Case of Athens 128 The Role of Coins in Athenian History 131 The Limits of Democracy 133 Sparta 134 The Failure of Greek Politics 135 Philip of Macedon, Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic World 136 Greek Philosophy 138 Physics 139 Math and Logic: Metaphysics 140 Socrates and his Followers 141 Drama 143 The Origins of History 145 Suggested Reading 146 Chapter 8 The Hellenistic East and Persia 147A Cultural Bridge The Hellenistic East 147 Diffusion of Hellenism to the East 149 Kings, Cities, and Soldiers 151 Hellenistic Philosophy 154 The Stoics 157 One God, One Lord 158 The Persians 160 The Persian Sassanian Empire (224–651 CE) 164 Khusro I and the Height of the Sassanian Empire 168 Suggested Reading 169 Chapter 9 Rome 170From Citizenship to Imperial Rule Part One: The Republic 170 Part Two: The Empire 176 Roman Society 179 Roman Philosophy 181 Christianity 183 Suggested Reading 188 Chapter 10 Origins of Native American Cultures 189Geographic Isolation Origins of the Americas’ First Cities 192 Mesoamerica 193 Teotihuacán 195 The Maya 196 South America 198 Elsewhere in the Americas 200 Suggested Reading 201 Chapter 11 The Fall of The Ancient Eurasian World 203Rome, Han China, and Gupta India Trade, Disease, and Religious Ideas 204 Special Topic: Manichaeism 207 Internal Decay: The Roman Story 207 Special Topic: Malaria 210 Special Topic: Smallpox 211 The Han Dynasty, 206 BCE–220 CE 214 Chaos and Religion: Buddhism and Daoism 219 The Last Days of the Han 221 Gupta India: The Great Exception 222 The Nomads 224 Suggested Reading 227 Unit Two The Middle Years 229THEMES: Culture Learned Shared Symbolic Integrated Chapter 12 The Rise of Islam 233The Ancient Near East Becomes the Middle East The Prophecy 233 The Pillars of Islam 235 The Umma 239 The Caliphs 240 Suggested Reading 245 Chapter 13 China in an Era of Recovery and Cultures on the Fringe 246Korea, Japan, and the Mongols China’s Second Empire: Sui and Tang Dynasties 247 The Tang Dynasty, 618–907 248 The Song Dynasty, 960–1127 254 The Yuan Dynasty, 1279–1368: The Mongol Conquest of China 259 Sinicization: The Influence of Chinese Culture on Korea, Japan, and Mongolia 262 Korea 263 Japan 266 The Mongols: The End of Nomadism 275 Suggested Reading 279 Chapter 14 India and Islam 280An Era of Political Chaos Internal Fragmentation 282 The Arrival of Islam 285 Hindu Revival 287 Delhi Sultanate 289 Dhimmis, Being Cared for by the Faithful 290 Suggested Reading 293 Chapter 15 The European Middle Ages 294The Failure of Tradition Part One: The Early Middle Ages, 500–1000 295 Part Two: The Byzantine Empire 300 Part Three: Europe and the High Middle Ages, 1000–1300 303 Special Topic: The Magna Carta 311 Part Four: The Late Middle Ages, 1300–1450 319 Special Topic: The Bubonic Plague 321 Special Topic: Joan of Arc 325 Part Five: The Renaissance 328 Suggested Reading 337 Chapter 16 Islamic Africa 339A Complex Pattern of Cultures Corporate Lineage and State Formation after 500 340 Muslim Africa 341 Special Topic: Abu Abdullah Mohammed Battuta 343 South Africa 352 Suggested Reading 353 Chapter 17 The Americas 355A Time of Trouble The Toltecs 357 The Aztecs 359 Special Topic: Ixiptla: An Aztec God-Representative 362 The Incas 363 North America 366 The Unmistakable Influence of Isolation 370 Suggested Reading 370 Credits C-1 Index I-1
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