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A History of the Tajiks : Iranians of the East
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A History of the Tajiks
Author(s): Richard Foltz
In this comprehensive and up to date history, from prehistoric proto-Indo-Iranian times to the post-Soviet period, Richard Foltz traces the complex linguistic, cultural and political history of the Tajiks, a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group from the modern-day Central Asian states of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. In eight chapters, the author explores the revitalisation of Persian culture under the Samanid Empire in the Tajik heartlands of historical Khorasan and Transoxiana; analyses the evolution of the politics of Tajik identity; and traces the history of the ethnic Tajik diaspora today.
Review(s):
“'This engagingly written, excellent new history of the Tajik people is an outstanding achievement'.” —Rustam Shukurov, Professor of History, Moscow State University, Russia
ISBN: 9781838604462
Author(s): Richard Foltz
In this comprehensive and up to date history, from prehistoric proto-Indo-Iranian times to the post-Soviet period, Richard Foltz traces the complex linguistic, cultural and political history of the Tajiks, a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group from the modern-day Central Asian states of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. In eight chapters, the author explores the revitalisation of Persian culture under the Samanid Empire in the Tajik heartlands of historical Khorasan and Transoxiana; analyses the evolution of the politics of Tajik identity; and traces the history of the ethnic Tajik diaspora today.
Review(s):
“'This engagingly written, excellent new history of the Tajik people is an outstanding achievement'.” —Rustam Shukurov, Professor of History, Moscow State University, Russia
ISBN: 9781838604462