Crisis, Collapse, Militarism and Civil War: The History and Historiography of 18th Century Iran Michael Axworthy

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• ISBN 10: 0190250321
• ISBN 13: 9780190250324
• Author: Michael Axworthy 

The eighteenth century was a crucial era in modern Iranian history, but up to now it has been little studied outside Iran. In Crisis, Collapse, Militarism and Civil War, Michael Axworthy has gathered leading experts on this period from around the world to provide a multifaceted account of this fascinating, dramatic, and turbulent era. The volume covers economics, intellectual history, military developments, politics, and the visual arts.

In the 1720s, after the collapse of Safavid rule in 1722, it seemed that Iran might disappear altogether, partitioned between her neighbors. Within a few years the country surged back to make a bid for regional dominance under Nader Shah, but lapsed again into civil war after his untimely death in 1747. The civil wars lasted almost until the end of the century, albeit with an interlude of relative calm and good governance under Karim Khan Zand, who ruled from the mid-1750s until his death in 1779. In 1796, after more civil wars, Agha Mohammad Shah had himself crowned as the first monarch of the Qajar dynasty, which lasted until 1925. This formative period is vital for understanding modern and contemporary Iran, and it is a fascinating drama of events and personalities in its own right. It was a period of crisis and turmoil, but also a period of possibility and creativity in ways that have for the most part been forgotten.

Table contents:

1. What’s in a name? : periodization and 18th century Iran
2. Historiographical notes on the eighteenth century in Iranian history : chaos and decline, imperial dreams, or regional specificity?
3. The awkwardness of Nader Shah
4. Reflections on Iran and the Ottomans after Nader Shah
5. Whatever happened to the School of Isfahan? Studying Hikmat in the 18th century
6. Of mullas, migration and manuscripts : aspects of Shi︢i community life in the in the 18th century
7. The economy of Afsharid Iran : a dismal story
8. Reflections on tribal resurgence
9. Quiet encroachment : Iran-Russia relations in the 18th century based on archival documents
10. Persia 1700-1750 : some views from Central and Southern Europe
11. Nader Shah, the Delhi loot, and the eighteenth-century exotics of empire

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