Shah Abbas (Record no. 49873)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02330nam a2200373 a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 955.03092 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Blow, David. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Shah Abbas |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher | I.B. Tauris ; |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Year of publication | 2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 274 p., [16] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details | ill. (some col.). |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Shah Abbas's inheritance : the birth of a Shi'i state -- A turbulent childhood and the seizure of power -- Abbas takes control -- The recovery of Khurasan from the Uzbeks -- English adventurers at the service of Shah Abbas -- Maintaining the offensive : Khurasan, the Persian Gulf, and a challenge to the Ottomans -- Abbas expels the Ottomans -- The search for European allies -- Pressure on the Gulf, mass deportations, and the murder of a son -- An Anglo-Iranian victory : the capture of Hormuz -- Final triumphs : the capture of Qandahar and Baghdad -- A conflict of envoys -- The English envoys and the death of Abbas -- Abbas, the man and the king -- The court of Shah Abbas -- The throne and mosque alliance -- The city that was half the world -- The merchant king -- Shah Abbas and the arts -- The later Safavids -- Conclusion. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10333425 |
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