A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East by Foltz, Richard

A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780755649655)

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A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East by Foltz, Richard

A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East

$35.95
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East by Foltz, Richard

A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East

$35.95
Format: Paperback
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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.

This revised edition includes a new chapter on the Tajiks' situation in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan since 2018, covering notably the effects of the Taliban's return to power in August 2021 and the COVID pandemic in all three countries, as well as border clashes with Kyrgyzstan.

Author: Richard Foltz
ISBN-10: 0755649656
ISBN-13: 9780755649655
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Language: English
Published: 07/13/2023
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d
By Richard Foltz
By Richard Foltz
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Richard Foltz is Professor of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University, Canada.

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