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An Historical Geography of Iran / Vasilii Vladimirovich Barthold.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barthold, Vasilii Vladimirovich, author.
- Series:
- Modern Classics in Near Eastern Studies
- Modern Classics in Near Eastern Studies ; 4727
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Afghanistan--Historical geography.
- Asia, Central--Historical geography.
- Iran--Historical geography.
- Local Subjects:
- Afghanistan--Historical geography.
- Asia, Central--Historical geography.
- Iran--Historical geography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (309 p.)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This volume is a compendium of the rich archeological and literary evidence on the Iranian world in its larger sense, comprising part of what is now Soviet Central Asia and Afghanistan as well as Iran proper.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Editor's introduction
- Introduction
- Chapter I. Bactria, Balkh, and Ṭukhāristan
- Chapter II. Marw and the Course of the Murghāb
- Chapter III. Harāt and the Course of the Ηarī Rūd
- Chapter IV. Sīstān, the Southern Part of Afghanistan and Balūchistān
- Chapter V. Khurasan
- Chapter VI. Qūmis And Gurgān
- Chapter VII. Ray and Hamadān
- Chapter VIII. Qūhistān, Kirmān, And Makrān
- Chapter IX. Fārs
- Chapter Χ. Iṣfahān, Kāshān, And Qum
- Chapter XI. Luristān And Khūzistān
- Chapter XII. Kurdistān And Mesopotamia
- Chapter XIII. The Mountains North Of Hamadān
- Chapter XIV. Azerbaijan and Armenia
- Chapter XV. Gīlān And Māzandarān
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9781400853229
- 1400853222
- OCLC:
- 979579671
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