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The Future of Iran´s Past: Nizam al-Mulk Remembered
Neguin Yavari
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Description for The Future of Iran´s Past: Nizam al-Mulk Remembered
Hardback. A biography of the remarkable administrator who for thirty years effectively ran Persia's great Seljuk Empire (1037-1194). Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
The Future of Iran's Past is a critical study of the life and afterlife of Nizam al-Mulk (1018-92), celebrated Persian vizier and stalwart figure of power and authority in medieval Islamic society. He became the de facto ruler of a vast empire, with a final apotheosis as Islamic history's archetypal good vizier. Such was his standing among the glitterati of his era that he was considered an ideal replacement for the Abbasid caliph himself. As well as the outstanding figure in a long run of great viziers and administrators who dominated premodern Islamic politics, al-Mulk is remembered as the most ... Read more
The Future of Iran's Past is a critical study of the life and afterlife of Nizam al-Mulk (1018-92), celebrated Persian vizier and stalwart figure of power and authority in medieval Islamic society. He became the de facto ruler of a vast empire, with a final apotheosis as Islamic history's archetypal good vizier. Such was his standing among the glitterati of his era that he was considered an ideal replacement for the Abbasid caliph himself. As well as the outstanding figure in a long run of great viziers and administrators who dominated premodern Islamic politics, al-Mulk is remembered as the most ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849048200
SKU
V9781849048200
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About Neguin Yavari
Neguin Yavari is a senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Central European University. She studied medieval history at Columbia University, and has written on medieval Islamic history, political thought and international history. Her books include Advice for the Sultan: Prophetic Voices and Secular Politics in Medieval Islam (2014) and the co-edited Global Medieval: Mirrors for Princes Reconsidered (2015). ... Read more
Reviews for The Future of Iran´s Past: Nizam al-Mulk Remembered
'So much more than the life and times of medieval Iran's greatest vizier, The Future of Iran's Past serves up penetrating insights into the nature of pre-modern biography, the complex and often opaque workings of Islamic governance, and Iran's confrontation with its own history right down to the present day.'
Richard W. Bulliet, Professor of History, Columbia University; author ... Read more
Richard W. Bulliet, Professor of History, Columbia University; author ... Read more