A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East

by Richard Foltz and Richard C. Foltz

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755649656
• ISBN13: 9780755649655
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"