Iran and the World in the Safavid Age (International Library of Iranian Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1850439303 ISBN 13: 9781850439301

Publisher: I.B.Tauris, 2011

Synopsis

The Safavid era is of special significance in the history of Iran. Under the Safavids - between the sixteenth and the mid-eighteenth century - Iran was transformed and a state emerged which was the forerunner of the Iran of today in several important ways. The age is known for its wealth of contributions to Persian culture and to the arts of the Islamic world, its robust military encounters with its Ottoman and Mughal neighbors and growing contacts with Western Europe. But little is known about the social, cultural, commercial, and diplomatic relations of the Safavids with the rest of the world. Iran and the World in the Safavid Age presents the most recent research into Safavid Iran's foreign relations. It challenges the long-held notion that, with the adoption of Shi'ism, Iranians retreated into relative isolation, suggesting rather that they engaged with the world in unprecedented and exciting ways. With contributions from the leading authorities in the field, Iran and the World in the Safavid Age explores Iran's relations with other countries and cultures. Examining how Iran was itself perceived as well as how it viewed the outside world, this ground-breaking book sheds new light on the history of Iran's relations with the world beyond its borders and expands our understanding of this pivotal period.

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About the Author

Edmund Herzig is a Senior Lecturer in Persian Studies at the University of Manchester. He specializes in the history of Iran during the Safavid and contemporary periods, as well as the Caucasus and Central Asia. He is currently co-editing The Cambridge History of Inner Asia: The Modern Age.

Willem Floor is an independent scholar specializing in the history of Iran in the Safavid and modern ages. His recent publications include The Persian Textile Industry in Historical Perspective, 1500-1925, A Fiscal History of Iran in the Safavid and Qajar Periods, 1500-1925, and Safavid Government Institutions.

Review

'Iran and the World in the Safavid Age provides yet the broades contexts for understanding this critical era, new data, and challenging analyses to demonstrate the continuing vitality of Safavid Studies.' Gene R. Garthwaite, Professor of History, and Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor of Asian Studies, Dartmouth College 'The chapters in this book constitute an extraordinary range of contributions to the understanding of the political, social, religious, cultural and commercial state of the world, and Iran's place therein during the Safavid period.' Andrew J. Newman, Reader in Islamic Studies and Persian, University of Edinburgh, and author of Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire

About this edition

• Publisher: I.B.Tauris
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1850439303
• ISBN 13: 9781850439301
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 672
• Editor: Floor Willem, Herzig Edmund