List of Illustrations Preface Preface to the second edition Acknowledgments Historical Timeline A Note on Transliteration Introduction: Who are the Tajiks? 1 The Prehistory of Central Asia 2 Sogdians and Bactrians 3 The Samanid Empire and the New Persian Renaissance 4 Tajiks and Turks 5 The Soviet Period 6 The Republic of Tajikistan 7 Tajiks in Uzbekistan Excursus: Afghanistan at a Stone’s Throw Conclusion: Differing Contexts, Manifold Challenges Notes Bibliography Index
A new edition of the most comprehensive and up to date history of the Tajiks
Richard Foltz is Professor of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University, Canada.
The book will be an indispensable academic resource for anyone
interested in Iranian or Central Asian studies ... Given the depth
of its research and the strengths of its arguments, it remains the
key text on Tajik politics and history to date.
*Europe-Asia Studies*
An informative introduction to an important subject that has been
ill-served both in history and in scholarship.
*Daniel Beben, Central Asian Survey*
This engagingly written, excellent new history of the Tajik people
is an outstanding achievement.
*Rustam Shukurov, Professor of History, Moscow State University,
Russia*
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