A History of the Tajiks

Iranians of the East

Richard Foltz (Concordia University, Canada)

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English

I.B. Tauris
07 September 2023

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Middle Eastern history; Social & cultural history; Islam; Religious & theocratic ideologies

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.

By: Richard Foltz (Concordia University Canada)
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780755649648
ISBN 10: 0755649648
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 07 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Richard Foltz is Professor of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University, Canada.

Reviews for A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East

'This engagingly written, excellent new history of the Tajik people is an outstanding achievement'. * Rustam Shukurov, Professor of History, Moscow State University, Russia * an informative introduction to an important subject that has been ill-served both in history and in scholarship * Daniel Beben, Central Asian Survey *