A History of the Tajiks
eBook - ePub

A History of the Tajiks

Iranians of the East

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A History of the Tajiks

Iranians of the East

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781838604462
eBook ISBN
9781788316514
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents 
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Historical Timeline
  10. A Note on Transliteration
  11. Introduction: Who Are the Tajiks?
  12. 1. The Prehistory of the Tajiks
  13. 2. Sogdians and Bactrians
  14. 3. The Samanid Empire and the New Persian Renaissance
  15. 4. Tajiks and Turks
  16. 5. The Soviet Period
  17. 6. The Republic of Tajikistan
  18. 7. Tajiks beyond the Borders: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, China and the Diaspora
  19. Conclusion: What Future for the Tajiks?
  20. Excursus: Afghanistan at a Stone’s Throw
  21. Notes
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index
  24. Imprint