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A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
  • A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
  • A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
  • A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
  • A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps
A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East、mySite、topwebapps

A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East

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          Richard Foltz
          Paperback, 280 pages
          2023 Edition
          9780755649655

           

          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 of historical Khorasan and Transoxiana; analyses the evolution of the politics of Tajik identity; and traces the history of the ethnic Tajik diaspora today.

           

          This revised edition includes a new chapter on the Tajiks' situation in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan since 2018, covering notably the effects of the Taliban's return to power in August 2021 and the COVID pandemic in all three countries, as well as border clashes with Kyrgyzstan.

           

          Contents
          Introduction: Who are the Tajiks?
          1 The Prehistory of Central Asia
          2 Sogdians and Bactrians
          3 The Samanid Empire and the New Persian Renaissance
          4 Tajiks and Turks
          5 The Soviet Period
          6 The Republic of Tajikistan
          7 Tajiks in Uzbekistan 
          Excursus: Afghanistan at a Stone's Throw
          Conclusion: Differing Contexts, Manifold Challenges