War and Peace in Qajar Persia: Implications Past and PresentRoxane Farmanfarmaian With new and existing evidence being reconsidered, this edited collection takes a multidisciplinary approach to discussing the Qajar system within the context of the wars that engulfed it and the periods of peace that ensued. It throws new light on the decision-making processes, the restraints on action, and the political exigencies at play during the Qajar years. |
Contents
Introduction 1 | |
policymaking under conditions ofconstraint in early Qajar Persia21 MANOUTCHEHR M ESKANDARIQAJAR | |
winning | |
theFirst Herat War 18381841110 | |
The consolidation of Irans frontier on the Persian | |
midnineteenth century efforts | |
sociopolitical conditions ofIran 18751924 174 | |
reassessingthe | |
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