Author: J. A. Boyle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: mongol, periods, saljuq, volume, history, iran, cambridge
Number of Pages: 778
Published: 1968-01-01
List price: $283.99
ISBN-10: 052106936X
ISBN-13: 9780521069366

The Cambridge History of Iran is an eight-volume survey of Iranian history and culture, and its contribution to the civilisation of the world. All aspects of the religious, philosophical, political, economic, scientific and artistic elements in Iranian civilisation are studied, with some emphasis on the geographical and ecological factors which have contributed to that civilisation’s special character. The aim is to provide a collection of readable essays rather than a catalogue of information. The volumes offer scope for the publication of new ideas as well as providing summaries of est