New Perspectives on Safavid Iran

Name: New Perspectives on Safavid Iran
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

New Perspectives on Safavid IranEmpire and Society\nAuthor(s): Colin P. Mitchell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138789258, 978-1138789258\nSynopsis\nDedicated to the renowned Safavid historian Roger Savory, this book brings together a collection of studies on the Safavid state of Iran [tel] from the perspectives of political, social, literary, and artistic history.\n\nSavory, a doyen of Safavid studies in the 1960s and 1970s, was responsible for expanding and popularizing the study of Iran in the 16th and 17th century. To celebrate this legacy, well-established scholars of medieval and early modern Iran have contributed specific studies reflecting an array of research interests and specializations, which include critical re-examinations of issues of gender, literature, art and architecture, cultural and linguistic currents, illustrated historical chronicles, and courtly and administrative practices under the S.