Herat

Author : C. P. W. Gammell
Publisher : Hurst & Company
ISBN 13 : 9781849046541
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pearl of Khorasan written by C. P. W. Gammell and published by Hurst & Company. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city of Herat in western Afghanistan long sat at the edge of empires and served as a hub for trade and a conduit for armies. Yet it has been much more than simply a staging post or plaything of political ambition. It has been an imperial capital, a city of extraordinary wealth, and has played host to a cultural renaissance to rival that of Florence. The Pearl of Khorasan tells the history of this storied oasis city, from the invasions of Chingiz Khan in 1221 to the present day. An epilogue assesses the challenges Herat faces in the wake of Afghanistan's recent turmoil. Throughout Herat's cycles of conquest and habitation, several patterns emerge: the primacy of geography; the city's strong identification with the fertility of the banks of the Hari River; and its reputation as a place of theological excellence, tolerance and cultural refinement. From the luminescent genius of the Timurid century to the destruction and cultural vandalism associated with the Taliban's rule of Afghanistan and the post-9/11 conflict, Herat has hosted empires and experienced the cupidity and lust for power of foreign agents. Using Persian, Pashto and British sources, the author paints a vivid picture of a city in which he has lived, presenting a personal vision of its tumultuous history.

Author : Veronica Doubleday
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780708922019
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Women of Herat written by Veronica Doubleday and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mohsen Nekomanesh
Publisher : H&S Media
ISBN 13 : 1780834160
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Herat to Tehran written by Mohsen Nekomanesh and published by H&S Media. This book was released on 2014 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÊEmpires, Kingdoms, nation states and even minorities (ethnic or otherwise) enjoy varying degrees of attention in the history of mankind. The same is not always true of the categories of people we refer to as "refugees" or "immigrants". Yet, every war, revolution or upheaval produces huge numbers of them. Among other things, From Herat to Tehran tries to redress this imbalance. It is more than a novel.

Author : George Bruce Malleson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Herat written by George Bruce Malleson and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Cambria Press
ISBN 13 : 1621969916
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Afghan Folktales from Herat written by and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tawfiq Daʿadli
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004398414
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Esoteric Images: Decoding the Late Herat School of Painting written by Tawfiq Daʿadli and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The way painters encoded their messages in the Late Herat School of Painting and the different layers of meaning in those paintings form the core of Esoteric Images by Tawfiq Daʿadli.

Author : Charles Marvin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Russians at the Gates of Herat written by Charles Marvin and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1885 Russia moved to take the Afghan city of Herat, which the British regarded as the "key of India". Marvin wrote and published this emergency international affairs analysis in eight days. His purpose was to garner support from the British government for military action--up to and including war--against Russia before it took Herat. Marvin believed that the Russians were aiming for India and his analysis is framed as such. At the time of writing, Russia had not yet taken Herat, so Marvin briefly describes the history of the movements leading up to it, followed by a warning of the dangers not only Russian occupation, but Russian railroads would have for the security of India. Marvin also briefly describes Afghanis--a description that denies their ability to control the country because of their tribal differences.

Author : Charles Marvin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Russians at Merv and Herat written by Charles Marvin and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Russians at Merv and Herat, and Their Power of Invading India is an account of Russian policy in Central Asia and of possible Russian intentions toward Afghanistan and India in the late 19th century, written from a British perspective. Topics covered include writings by Russian military officers on Central Asia and India; the analysis by the Russian general staff of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80); the journeys by Russian diplomat Pavel M. Lessar from Ashgabad (present-day Ashqabat, Turkmenistan) to Sarakhs (in present-day Iran) and from Sarakhs to Herat, Afghanistan; Russian railroad construction in Central Asia; Russia's buildup of naval power in the Caspian Sea; and the development of the oil industry in Baku (present-day Azerbaijan). The book predicts that in a future crisis with Great Britain, Russia, unlike in previous crises or during the Crimean War, almost certainly would strike at British India. The author, Charles Thomas Marvin (1854-90), was a writer and one-time Foreign Office staff member who had lived many years in Russia, initially with his father, who was employed in Saint Petersburg, and later as a correspondent for a British newspaper. The book draws on interviews that Marvin conducted in 1882 with leading Russian military and political leaders, and contains translations of long excerpts from relevant Russian books and reports. It includes drawings by Russian artists, which, the author asserts, "are the first illustrations of Merv and the Turcoman region that have yet appeared in this country." The book contains three appendices, including a long essay on the Russian navy that is only partly related to the main subject of the work.

Author : Charles Marvin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russia's Power of Seizing Herat, and Concentrating an Army There to Threaten India written by Charles Marvin and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Marvin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Russian Railway to Herat and India written by Charles Marvin and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: