Iranian Elites and Turkish Rulers: A History of Isfahan in the Saljuq Period - Brossura

Libro 13 di 13: Routledge Studies in the History of Iran and Turkey

Durand-Guedy, David

 
9780415852319: Iranian Elites and Turkish Rulers: A History of Isfahan in the Saljuq Period
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ISBN 10: 0415852315 ISBN 13: 9780415852319
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2013

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The Saljuq period of the eleventh and twelfth centuries saw the arrival in Iran of Türkmen nomads from Central Asia and the beginning of Turkish rule. Through the example of the city of Isfahan, the book analyses the internal evolution of Iranian society in this period and the interaction of the Iranian elites and Turkish rulers.

Drawing on an analysis of a wide range of sources, including poetic and epistolary material, this study fills an historiographical gap and casts new light on the two centuries prior to the Mongol invasion. This comprehensive analytical study provides a new contribution to the understanding of many crucial issues: the cultural divide between Western and Eastern Iran; the military potential of city-dwellers; the attitude of the Turkish rulers toward cities and city life; the action of the famous vizier Nizam al-Mulk; the meaning of the Ismaili uprising; and above all the structure of the local elite, organized into rival networks and largely autonomous vis-à-vis state powers.

The study is enhanced by a variety of additional features, including extensive genealogical tables, Arabic script and maps. Providing a new understanding of the cultural identity of Iran, this book is an important contribution to the study of the history of Iran and the Medieval period.

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Informazioni sull'autore

David Durand-Guédy is currently a visiting fellow at the University of Tokyo. Trained in France (ENS LSH, Sorbonne, Langues’O), he has made numerous stays in the Middle-East, especially Iran. He has published several articles in French and English on the history of pre-Mongol Iran.

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2013
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0415852315
ISBN 13 
9780415852319
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
464
Contatto del produttore
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com

Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24
München
80331
Germania

Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9780415457101: Iranian Elites and Turkish Rulers: A History of Isfahan in the Saljuq Period

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0415457106 ISBN 13:  9780415457101
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2009
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