{"product_id":"making-and-remaking-empire-in-early-qajar-iran-imperial-formation-in-qajar-iran-hardback-9781009361552","title":"Making and Remaking Empire in Early Qajar Iran; Imperial Formation in Qajar Iran (Hardback) 9781009361552","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaking and Remaking Empire in Early Qajar Iran\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eImperial Formation in Qajar Iran\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUses political practices and a socially-oriented approach to explain imperial formation under the Qajars in early nineteenth-century Iran.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAssef Ashraf (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009361552, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 February 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e362 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.669 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Grounded in extensive research and considered reflection on key issues as well as on sources, this book provides a knowledgeable and intellectually stimulating account and interpretation of socio-political developments in the area. It offers important and creative insights that have the potential to transform the historiography of Iran in the so-called Qajar era, for example in its creative exploration of notions of 'empire'. It gives a powerful and convincing demonstration of the value of a 'social approach' to politics and governance whether in its discussion of elite affiliation to the emergent Qajar regime or its consideration of the relations of regional, central, and local politics and administration. Assef Ashraf's clear and thorough analysis of the many-sided 'making' of the Qajar state fill an important gap in the historiography of modern Iran.' Joanna de Groot, University of York\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Frameworks: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. An imperial vision: the culture of Qajar political authority\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Centers: 2. Land\u003cbr\u003e 3. Gifts and tributes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Marriage and masculinity\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Peripheries: 5. Petitions, firmans, and correspondence\u003cbr\u003e 6. Provincial diplomacy and entangled authority\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tribal relations and the limits of Qajar authority\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Selected bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52503038591256,"sku":"9781009361552","price":91.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009361552i.jpg?v=1786324985","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/making-and-remaking-empire-in-early-qajar-iran-imperial-formation-in-qajar-iran-hardback-9781009361552","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}