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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101009361554

ISBN-139781009361552

eBay Product ID (ePID)2332992287

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Book TitleMaking and Remaking Empire in Early Qajar Iran : Imperial Formation in Qajar Iran

Number of Pages292 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicAsia / General, Middle East / General

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorAssef Ashraf

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

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LCCN2023-041806

Dewey Edition23/eng/20230927

Dewey Decimal955/.04

Table Of ContentPart I. Frameworks: Introduction; 1. An imperial vision: the culture of Qajar political authority; Part II. Centers: 2. Land; 3. Gifts and tributes; 4. Marriage and masculinity; Part III. Peripheries: 5. Petitions, firmans, and correspondence; 6. Provincial diplomacy and entangled authority; 7. Tribal relations and the limits of Qajar authority; Conclusion; Selected bibliography; Index.

SynopsisIn 1722, the Safavid empire collapsed. An empire that ruled for over two centuries, in its heyday it spanned parts of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and present-day Iran. The decades following its fall were ones of unrest and discord, and it was only with the rise of the Qajars in the 1780s that a level of stability was restored. Assef Ashraf devotes this book to an analysis of the making of the Qajar empire. It adopts a socially-oriented approach to political history - an approach that examines the discourse and political practices, and the centers and peripheries, of empire. Each chapter focuses on a particular practice that was at the heart of Qajar governance - land administration, gift giving, marriage, political correspondence, provincial diplomacy, and territorial conquest and tribal relations. By situating the formation of Qajar Iran in its early nineteenth-century context, Ashraf highlights the overarching themes of transition and change., Focusing on the formation of the Qajar empire in Iran, this book draws attention to continuities between the Safavid and Qajar periods. By situating the formation of Qajar Iran in its early nineteenth-century context, Assef Ashraf is able to highlight the overarching themes of transition and change.

LC Classification NumberDS298.A84 2023