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A History of the Tajiks
Richard Foltz
In this comprehensive and up to date history, from prehistoric proto-Indo-Iranian times to the post-Soviet period, Richard Foltz traces the complex linguistic, cultural and political history of the Tajiks, a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group from the modern-day Central Asian states of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. In eight chapters, the author explores the revitalisation of Persian culture under the Samanid Empire in the Tajik heartlands of historical Khorasan and Transoxiana; analyses the evolution of the politics of Tajik identity; and traces the history of the ethnic Tajik diaspora today.
This revised edition includes a new chapter on the Tajiks' situation in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan since 2018, covering notably the effects of the Taliban's return to power in August 2021 and the COVID pandemic in all three countries, as well as border clashes with Kyrgyzstan.
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| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 13, 2023 |
| ISBN13 | 9780755649648 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 25 mm · 580 g |
| Language | English |
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