The Persians
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-689-9 (ISBN)
Now available in paperback, The Persians tells the story of this cultured ancient civilization, tracing the unique features of Persian life as well as their influence down the centuries. The book describes the difficulties early Persians encountered and how these contributed to their unique character and the establishment of the Achaemenid Empire. It recounts the keenly fought conflicts with the Greeks for mastery of the Eastern Mediterranean, a contest which was to dominate the geopolitics of the ancient world, and it paints a vivid picture of the many great Persian cities and their spectacular achievements: an efficient road system that linked an empire together; respect for their subject peoples; and advances in irrigation techniques which created a 'paradise' envied by their neighbours.
Geoffrey Parker is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. His books include The Logic of Unity (1986), The Geopolitics of Domination from the Ottoman Empire to the Soviet Union (1988), Geopolitics: Past, Present and Future (1998), Sovereign City (2004) and Power in Stone (2014), both published by Reaktion Books.
Chronology
Preface: lost and found
Origins: the land and the people
The achaemenid dynasty
The achievements of the achaemenids
Cyrus the Great in history and legend
Persepolis: city, throne and power
Thus Spake Zarathustra: religion and empire
Paradise gained
Alexander of Macedon and the Hellenistic interlude
Empire revived: the Sasanids
Islamic Persia and Persian Islam
From Persepolis to Samarkand: the Persian legacy in central Asia
Paradise if Bliss: the Persian Legacy in India from the Timurids to the Mughals
Cyrus with Golden Caviar: the Last dynasty salutes the first
From Shahyad to Azadi: the Islamic Republic and the Ancient Legacy
Lost in Translation?
The first superpower?
Conclusion: power and paradise
References
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo acknowledgements
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.02.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Lost Civilizations |
| Zusatzinfo | 51 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78914-689-5 / 1789146895 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78914-689-9 / 9781789146899 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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