The Persians
| By: | Gene R. Garthwaite |
| Publisher: | Wiley Global Research (STMS) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781557868602 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781405144001 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2005 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. A succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. 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 Revoltuion on 1979 and the establishment of the current Islamic Republic. Uses the most recent scholarship to examine Iran's political, social and cultural history. Focuses on rulership as a central theme in Iranian identity. Also shows how land, language and literature relate to Iranian identity.