Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Historical Timeline List of Illustrations A Note on Transliteration Introduction: Who are the Tajiks? Chapter One: The Prehistory of Central Asia Chapter Two: Sogdians and Bactrians Chapter Three: The Samanid Empire and the New Persian Renaissance Chapter Four: Tajiks and Turks Chapter Five: The Soviet Period Chapter Six: The Republic of Tajikistan Chapter Seven: Tajiks Beyond the Borders: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, China, and the Diaspora Excursus: Afghanistan at a Stone’s Throw Bibliography Index

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About the Author

Richard Foltz is Professor of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University, Canada. He is the author of a number of titles on Iranian and Central Asian history, culture and religion including Iran in World History, Religions of Iran and Religions of the Silk Road.

Reviews

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.
*Central Asian Survey*

Foltz's monograph on the history of the Tajiks against the backdrop of Iranian cultural history fills an important gap ... This work is a vitally important contribution to this growing body of literature.
*Acta Via Serica*