The Persians : lost civilizations /
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Author / Creator: | Parker, Geoffrey, 1943- author. |
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Imprint: | London : Reaktion Books, 2017. ©2017 |
Description: | 208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Lost civilizations Lost civilizations (Reaktion Books (Firm)) |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11039192 |
Table of Contents:
- Chronology
- Preface: Lost and Found
- 1. Origins: The Land and the People
- 2. The Achaemenid Dynasty
- 3. The Achievements of the Achaemenids
- 4. Cyrus the Great in History and Legend
- 5. Persepolis: City, Throne and Power
- 6. Thus Spake Zarathustra: Religion and Empire
- 7. Paradise Gained
- 8. Alexander of Macedon and the Hellenistic Interlude
- 9. Empire Revived: The Sasanids
- 10. Islamic Persia and Persian Islam
- 11. From Persepolis to Samarkand: The Persian Legacy in Central Asia
- 12. Paradise of Bliss: The Persian Legacy in India from the Timurids to the Mughals
- 13. Cyrus with Golden Caviar: The Last Dynasty Salutes the First
- 14. From Shahyad to Azadi: The Islamic Republic and the Ancient Legacy
- 15. Lost in Translation?
- 16. The First Superpower?
- Conclusion: Power and Paradise
- References
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index