A history of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East

"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 Taji...

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Main Author: Foltz, Richard 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London I.B. Tauris 2023
Edition:Second edition
Series:Bloomsbury collections
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Summary:"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."
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 257 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780755649686
9780755649662
DOI:10.5040/9780755649686

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