Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire

by Andrew J. Newman

Book Overview

The Safavid dynasty, which reigned from the late fifteenth to the eighteenth century, links medieval with modern Iran. The Safavids witnessed wide-ranging developments in politics, warfare, science, philosophy, religion, art and architecture. But how did this dynasty manage to produce the longest lasting and most glorious of Iran's Islamic-period eras?Andrew Newman offers a complete re-evaluation of the Safavid place in history as they presided over...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845118308
• ISBN13: 9781845118303
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"