A History of the Tajiks : Iranians of the East / Richard Foltz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foltz, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tajiks--History.

Tajiks.

Asia, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2023.

System Details:

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Summary:

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:

List of Illustrations Preface Preface to the second edition Acknowledgments Historical Timeline A Note on Transliteration 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 Notes Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Foltz, Richard A History of the Tajiks

ISBN:

9780755649686

0755649680

9780755649662

0755649664

OCLC:

1381710227