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Parvaneh Pourshariati - Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran - 9781784537470 - V9781784537470
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Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran

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Description for Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran Paperback. Decline and Fall of the Sasanians has already been praised as one of the most intellectually exciting books about ancient Persia to have been published for years. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation It proposes a convincing contemporary answer answer to an ages-old mystery and conundrum: why, in the seventh century CE, did the seemingly powerful and secure Sasanian empire of Persia succumb so quickly and disastrously to the all-conquering Arab armies of Islam? Offering an impressive appraisal of the Sasanians' nemesis at the hands of the Arab forces which scythed all before them, the author suggests a bold solution to the enigma. On the face of it, the collapse of the Sasanians - given their strength and imperial power in the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784537470
SKU
V9781784537470
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About Parvaneh Pourshariati
Parvaneh Pourshariati is Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Ohio State University. She is the author of many scholarly articles on ancient Iran, and this is her first book.

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'This is a monumental work of first-class scholarship. Its publication represents a landmark, and it immediately becomes the point of departure for further work on the many subjects it deals with. I can think of few other books I have read over the years that can match this work's astounding combination of originality, bold vision, clarity of presentation, meticulous examination ... Read more

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