{"product_id":"the-persians-9781405156806","title":"The Persians","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e Persians\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Choice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title of the Year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is not a dry historical narrative but an excellent, rigorous, yet generally accesible overview of Persians in history based on the latest scholarship on Iranian society and history. Essential.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Persians\u003c\/i\u003e is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 558 BC to the present day. The book traces events from the rise of the Persian empire, through competition with Rome and conquest by the Arabs, through to the re-establishment of a Persian state in the sixteenth century, and finally the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the establishment of the current Islamic Republic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor each period, the author utilizes the most recent scholarship in order to examine Iran's political, social, and cultural history. He presents this history within an analytical framework which focuses on rulership as the central theme of identity for Iranians. He also considers the part played in Iranian identity by land, political culture, religion, and the arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gene R. Garthwaite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.02w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405156806\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene R. Garthwaite\u003c\/b\u003e is Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor in Asian Studies and Professor of History at Dartmouth College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKhans and Shahs: A Documentary Analysis of the Bakhtiyari in Iran (1983)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44415569461363,"sku":"9781405156806","price":69.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9220474a-c986-4e12-97a1-89e0f93641ef.jpg?v=1772199414","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-persians-9781405156806","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}