Crisis, Collapse, Militarism and Civil War
Title | Crisis, Collapse, Militarism and Civil War PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Axworthy |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 2018-06-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 019025033X |
The eighteenth century was a crucial era in modern Iranian history, but up to now it has been little studied outside Iran. In Crisis, Collapse, Militarism and Civil War, Michael Axworthy has gathered leading experts on this period from around the world to provide a multifaceted account of this fascinating, dramatic, and turbulent era. The volume covers economics, intellectual history, military developments, politics, and the visual arts. In the 1720s, after the collapse of Safavid rule in 1722, it seemed that Iran might disappear altogether, partitioned between her neighbors. Within a few years the country surged back to make a bid for regional dominance under Nader Shah, but lapsed again into civil war after his untimely death in 1747. The civil wars lasted almost until the end of the century, albeit with an interlude of relative calm and good governance under Karim Khan Zand, who ruled from the mid-1750s until his death in 1779. In 1796, after more civil wars, Agha Mohammad Shah had himself crowned as the first monarch of the Qajar dynasty, which lasted until 1925. This formative period is vital for understanding modern and contemporary Iran, and it is a fascinating drama of events and personalities in its own right. It was a period of crisis and turmoil, but also a period of possibility and creativity in ways that have for the most part been forgotten. Until now, scholarship on the significance of the eighteenth century in Iran has been scant and often obscure. This volume will not only change that, but it will also reshape our understanding of the history of one of the most important and influential states in the Middle East.
History of 18th Century Iran
Title | History of 18th Century Iran PDF eBook |
Author | Axworthy |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780190250348 |
The Cambridge History of Iran
Title | The Cambridge History of Iran PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Jackson |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 1206 |
Release | 1986-02-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521200943 |
Covers all aspects of the history of Iran from the collapse of the Il-Khanid empire (c.1335) to the second of quarter of the 18th century
America and Iran
Title | America and Iran PDF eBook |
Author | John Ghazvinian |
Publisher | Knopf |
Pages | 688 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0307271811 |
"A history of the relationship between Iran and America from the 1700s through the current day"--
The Contest for Rule in Eighteenth-Century Iran
Title | The Contest for Rule in Eighteenth-Century Iran PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Melville |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | |
Genre | Iran |
ISBN | 9780755645985 |
"This volume explores the troubled eighteenth century in Iran, between the collapse of the Safavids and the establishment of the new Qajar dynasty in the early decades of the nineteenth century. Despite the striking military successes of Nader Shah, to defeat the Afghan invaders, drive back the Ottomans in the west, and launch campaigns into India and Central Asia, Iran steadily lost territory in the Caucasus and the east, where Persian arms failed to recover lands lost to the Afghans and the Ozbeks. The chapters of this book cover the continuity and change over this transitional period from a range of perspectives including political history, historiography, art and material culture. They illuminate the changes in Iran's internal conditions, including the legitimising legacy of the Safavid period in court chronicles, the rise of Nader Shah and his influence on the idea of Iran, as well as the art of successive dynasties competing for power and prestige. The volume also addresses Iran's changed international situation by examining relations with Russia, Britain and India, the result of which would contribute to its re-emergence with a curtailed presence in the new world order of European dominance."--
The Contest for Rule in Eighteenth-Century Iran
Title | The Contest for Rule in Eighteenth-Century Iran PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Melville |
Publisher | I.B. Tauris |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-08-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0755645960 |
This volume explores the troubled eighteenth century in Iran, between the collapse of the Safavids and the establishment of the new Qajar dynasty in the early decades of the nineteenth century. Despite the striking military successes of Nader Shah, to defeat the Afghan invaders, drive back the Ottomans in the west, and launch campaigns into India and Central Asia, Iran steadily lost territory in the Caucasus and the east, where Persian arms failed to recover lands lost to the Afghans and the Ozbeks. The chapters of this book cover the continuity and change over this transitional period from a range of perspectives including political history, historiography, art and material culture. They illuminate the changes in Iran's internal conditions, including the legitimising legacy of the Safavid period in court chronicles, the rise of Nader Shah and his influence on the idea of Iran, as well as the art of successive dynasties competing for power and prestige. The volume also addresses Iran's changed international situation by examining relations with Russia, Britain and India, the result of which would contribute to its re-emergence with a curtailed presence in the new world order of European dominance.
Iran
Title | Iran PDF eBook |
Author | Yann Richard |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-06-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 110847683X |
An introduction to the history of Iran since 1800, covering key events up to the current Islamic Republic.