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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-08-22
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781788316521
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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Richard Foltz is Professor of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University, Canada. He is the author of a number of titles on Iranian and Central Asian history, culture and religion including Iran in World History, Religions of Iran and Religions of the Silk Road.

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This engagingly written, excellent new history of the Tajik people is an outstanding achievement.

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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsHistorical TimelineList of IllustrationsA Note on TransliterationIntroduction: Who are the Tajiks?Chapter One: The Prehistory of Central AsiaChapter Two: Sogdians and BactriansChapter Three: The Samanid Empire and the New Persian RenaissanceChapter Four: Tajiks and TurksChapter Five: The Soviet PeriodChapter Six: The Republic of TajikistanChapter Seven: Tajiks Beyond the Borders: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, China, and the DiasporaExcursus: Afghanistan at a Stone's ThrowBibliographyIndex