| Description |
xxv, 225 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Iranian studies ; 8 |
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Iranian studies (London, England) ; 8.
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| Note |
Dedicated to the renowned Safavid historian Roger Savory, this book brings together a collection of studies on the Safavid state of Iran (1501-1722) from the perspectives of political, social, literary, and artistic history. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The publications of Roger M. Savory, 1960-2007 / Eleazar Birnbaum -- The blinding pledge (mochalga) : a Chinggisid practice in Safavid Iran / Maria Subtelny -- The form, appearance, and decoration in the letters of the Safavid kings / Iraj Afshar -- Am I my brother's keeper? : negotiating corporate sovereignty and divine absolutism in 16th-century Turco-Iranian politics / Colin P. Mitchell -- Complex goals of the Ottomans, Persians and Muscovites in the Caucasus, 1578-1639 / Max Kortepeter -- Cultural currents in the Turco-Persian world of Safavid and post-Safavid times / John Perry -- From the battlefield to the harem : did women's seclusion increase from early to late Safavid times? / Rudi Matthee -- A Safavid bottle with matchlock hunt in the Royal Ontario Museum / Lisa Golombek -- Reminiscences of the Maidan-i Shah / Ali Asghar Bakhtiar -- The illustration of history in Safavid manuscript painting / Charles Melville -- Coordinates in time and space : architectural chronograms in Safavid Iran / Paul Losensky. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Iran -- History -- Safavid dynasty, 1501-1736.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Mitchell, Colin Paul.
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Savory, Roger.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780415774628 (hardback) |
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0203854632 (master e-book) |
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9780203854631 (electronic bk.) |
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