Ancient Persia in Western History

Ancient Persia in Western History
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-13 : 9780857724144
ISBN-10 : 0857724142
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Book Synopsis Ancient Persia in Western History by : Sasan Samiei

Download or read book Ancient Persia in Western History written by Sasan Samiei and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Persia in Western History is a measured rejoinder to the dominant narrative that considers the Graeco-Persian Wars to be merely the first round of an oft-repeated battle between the despotic 'East' and the broadly enlightened 'West'. Sasan Samiei analyses the historiography which has skewed our understanding of this crucial era - contrasting the work of Edward Gibbon and Goethe, which venerated Classicism and Hellenistic history, with later writers such as John Linton Myres. Finally, Samiei explores the cross-cultural encounters which constituted the Achaemenid period itself, and repositions it as essential to the history of Europe, Asia and the Middle East.


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