{"product_id":"iran-under-the-safavids-paperback-9780521042512","title":"Iran Under the Safavids (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521042512","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIran Under the Safavids\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIran Under the Safavids aims at providing, in non-technical language, a comprehensive history of the Safavid dynasty.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoger Savory (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521042512, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 September 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.407 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe importance of the Safavid period (1501–1736) in Iranian history has been increasingly recognised. Iran Under the Safavids aims at providing the student and general reader, in non-technical language, with a comprehensive history of the Safavid dynasty. Professor Savory considers the origins of the Safavid family, the course of the revolutionary movement which brought it to power and the problems facing Sh?h Ism?'il I after the establishment of the Safavid state in 1501. He describes the development of a multi-racial society in Iran during the sixteenth century, the policies of Sh?h 'Abb?s I which brought the Safavid state to the height of its power and prosperity, and the reasons for its decline during the latter part of the seventeenth century and its eventual fall. As well as covering the political history of the period, the book includes chapters on the economic and social structure of the state, on intellectual and artistic life under the Safavids and on relations with Europe.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Map\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Lords of Ardab?l\u003cbr\u003e 2. Theocratic state: the reign of Sh?h Ism?'?l I (1501–1524)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Internal dissensions and external foes: the Safavid state from 1524 to 1588\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Safavid empire at the height of its power under Sh?h 'Abb?s the Great (1588–1629)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Relations with the West during the Safavid period\u003cbr\u003e 6. The flowering of the arts under the Safavids\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Isfah?n is half the world' - Sh?h 'Abb?s's Isfah?n\u003cbr\u003e 8. The social and economic structure of the Safavid state\u003cbr\u003e 9. Intellectual life under the Safavids\u003cbr\u003e 10. Decline and fall of the Safavids\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908956676376,"sku":"9780521042512","price":24.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521042512i_fbb0e82a-c333-4ee9-952b-fe5a95719d0c.jpg?v=1694968602","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/iran-under-the-safavids-paperback-9780521042512","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}