The history of 18th century Iran has been neglected but is vital for understanding contemporary Iran, and is a fascinating drama in its own right. This book presents contributions from the leading experts on this period worldwide, and is a major advance in this important area of Iranian Studies.
The history of 18th century Iran has been neglected but is vital for understanding contemporary Iran, and is a fascinating drama in its own right. This book presents contributions from the leading experts on this period worldwide, and is a major advance in this important area of Iranian Studies.
Michael Axworthy is Senior Lecturer and Director of Centre for Persian and Iranian Studies at the University of Exeter and the former head of the Iran Section for the British Foreign Office. He is the author of Revolutionary Iran (Oxford/Penguin) and Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran (Basic).
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* Preface by David Morgan * List of Contributors * Note on Transliteration * 1. Michael Axworthy Introduction * 2. Gene R. Garthwaite "What's in a Name?": Periodization and "Eighteenth Century Iran" * 3. Rudi Matthee Historiographical Notes on the Eighteenth Century in Iranian History: Decline and Insularity, Imperial Dreams, or Regional Specificity? * 4. Michael Axworthy The Awkwardness of Nader Shah: History, Military History, and the Eighteenth Century Iran * 5. Ernest Tucker Iran and the Ottomans after Nader Shah: The Dorrani Ottoman Exchange of Letters in Their Eighteenth Century Iranian Context * 6. Sajjad Rizvi Whatever happened to the School of Isfahan?: Philosophy in Eighteenth Century Iran * 7. Andrew Newman Of Mullas, Manuscripts, and Migration: Aspects of Twelver Shi`i Community Life in the Eighteenth Century * 8. Willem Floor The Persian Economy in the Eighteenth Century: A Dismal Record * 9. Willem Floor Tribal Resurgence in the Eighteenth Century: A Useful Label? * 10. Goodarz Rashtiani Iran Russian Relations in the Eighteenth Century * 11. Giorgio Rota Persia 1700 1750: Some Views from Central Europe * 12. Sussan Babaie Nader Shah, the Delhi Loot, and the Eighteenth Century Exotics of Empire
* Preface by David Morgan * List of Contributors * Note on Transliteration * 1. Michael Axworthy Introduction * 2. Gene R. Garthwaite "What's in a Name?": Periodization and "Eighteenth Century Iran" * 3. Rudi Matthee Historiographical Notes on the Eighteenth Century in Iranian History: Decline and Insularity, Imperial Dreams, or Regional Specificity? * 4. Michael Axworthy The Awkwardness of Nader Shah: History, Military History, and the Eighteenth Century Iran * 5. Ernest Tucker Iran and the Ottomans after Nader Shah: The Dorrani Ottoman Exchange of Letters in Their Eighteenth Century Iranian Context * 6. Sajjad Rizvi Whatever happened to the School of Isfahan?: Philosophy in Eighteenth Century Iran * 7. Andrew Newman Of Mullas, Manuscripts, and Migration: Aspects of Twelver Shi`i Community Life in the Eighteenth Century * 8. Willem Floor The Persian Economy in the Eighteenth Century: A Dismal Record * 9. Willem Floor Tribal Resurgence in the Eighteenth Century: A Useful Label? * 10. Goodarz Rashtiani Iran Russian Relations in the Eighteenth Century * 11. Giorgio Rota Persia 1700 1750: Some Views from Central Europe * 12. Sussan Babaie Nader Shah, the Delhi Loot, and the Eighteenth Century Exotics of Empire
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