Mazandaran and Astarabad / by H. L. Rabino with a new preface by Charles Melville.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rabino, H. L, author.

Contributor:

Melville, Charles, writer of preface.

Series:

Gibb Memorial Trust Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--Description and travel.

Iran.

Mazandaran Region (Iran)--Description and travel.

Mazandaran Region (Iran).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Gibb Memorial Trust, 2018.

Language Note:

Text in English and Persian.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Mázandarán and Astarábád was first published as volume VII of the new series of the E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Series (1928). Much of the data was retrieved in the course of two expeditions by the author, one in spring of 1908 and the other between November 1909 and January 1910, the latter providing the chronological framework for Rabino’s observations along his itinerary. It is a remarkable work, the product of many years of the careful accumulation of information about a region cut off from the Iranian Plateau by the formidable barrier of the Alburz Mountains and enjoying a complex history commensurate with its peculiar physical geography and inaccessible valleys. The book is a mixture of gazetteer and travelogue, informed by detailed research not only in the historical sources available, but also in the works of previous European and local writers. Notable among its valuable qualities is the substantial selection of Persian inscriptions provided in addition to Rabino’s descriptive text. Here we have a scholarly and sensitive account of two Iranian provinces full of character and variety. This is a classic work that has long been out of print and an essential resource for subsequent work on the Caspian provinces, which all draw on the efforts of H. L. Rabino. Included with this new edition is a large-scale facsimile reproduction of the original accompanying map.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

NOTE ON MIR ZAHI'RU’D-DIN’S HISTORY OF GLAN AND DAYLAMISTA

GLOSSARY

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

APPENDIX I. Villages and Localities of Mazandaran and AstarAbad

APPENDIX II. Rulers of Mazandaran

NOTES

OTHER WORKS BY THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK

INDEX OF NAMES OF AUTHORS AND OTHER PERSONS

INDEX OF NAMES WHICH DO NOT APPEAR IN THE PERSIAN INDEX

PREFACE IN PERSIAN

INSCRIPTIONS. PERSIAN TEXT

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781909724938

1909724939

9781909724952

1909724955

OCLC:

1481793317