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In the Shadow of the King: Zill al-Sultan and Isfahan under the Qajars (International Library of Iranian Studies)
Heidi A. Walcher
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Description for In the Shadow of the King: Zill al-Sultan and Isfahan under the Qajars (International Library of Iranian Studies)
Hardcover. Presents a study of the social and political circumstances of late 19th-century Iran. This book examines the difficult relationships between the secular and Islamic elites, the impact on Isfahan of the pivotal Tobacco Protests in 1890-92, open trade wars against the British, suspicion of the Jews, persecution of local Babis and Bahais, and more. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 48. Weight in Grams: 990.
Zill al-Sultan was the notorious Qajar prince who ruled Isfahan, Iran's former capital during the Safavid era, as governor from 1874 to 1907. He is remembered as a Qajar anti-hero - even a villain - to this day, based largely on his apparent exercise of absolute power and pursuit of intrigue to further his own political interests. But late 19th-century Iran was a complex place: the Anglo-Russian great power rivalry, the assertive Shi'ite militancy of leading clerics, the growing power of the merchant classes, the entrenched and jealously guarded control of the landowners and tribal leaders, the halting attempts to ... Read more
Zill al-Sultan was the notorious Qajar prince who ruled Isfahan, Iran's former capital during the Safavid era, as governor from 1874 to 1907. He is remembered as a Qajar anti-hero - even a villain - to this day, based largely on his apparent exercise of absolute power and pursuit of intrigue to further his own political interests. But late 19th-century Iran was a complex place: the Anglo-Russian great power rivalry, the assertive Shi'ite militancy of leading clerics, the growing power of the merchant classes, the entrenched and jealously guarded control of the landowners and tribal leaders, the halting attempts to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
508
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
International Library of Iranian Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850434344
SKU
V9781850434344
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About Heidi A. Walcher
The author is a Lecturer in the History of the Middle East as SOAS.
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