Iran in world history /

Foltz, Richard, 1961-

Iran in world history / Richard Foltz. - xiv, 151 páginas : ilustraciones, mapas, fotografías en blanco y negro ; 24 cm - New Oxford world history . - New Oxford world history .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A convergence of land and language (3500-550 BCE) -- Iran and the Greeks (550-247 BCE) -- Parthians, Sasanians, and Sogdians (247 BCE-651 CE) -- The Iranization of Islam (651-1027) -- The Turks: empire-builders and champions of Persian culture (1027-1722) -- Under Europe's shadow (1722-1925) -- Modernization and dictatorship: the Pahlavi years (1925-79) -- The Islamic republic of Iran (1979-present).

One of the world's most ancient and enduring civilizations, Iran has long played a central role in human events and continues to do so today. This book traces Iran's long history, as well as its influence on peoples from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, and along the Silk Roads as far as China, from prehistoric times up to the present day.

9780199335497 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199335494 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Iran--History.
Irán--Historia

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