Details

Subject(s)

• National characteristics, Iranian [Browse]
• Iran—Description and travel [Browse]
• Iran—Social life and customs [Browse]

Series

• Routledge library editions. Iran ; v. 9. [More in this series]
• Routledge library editions. Iran ; v. 9 [More in this series]

Summary note

This volume gives a popular description of Iran and was the result of the author's extensive travelling in the country and close knowledge of its people and customs over a period of 3 years at the turn of the nineteenth century.

Notes

Originally published: New York : Macmillan co.,1910.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• PERSIA AND ITS PEOPLE; Copyright; PERSIA AND ITS PEOPLE; CONTENTS; CHAPTER I: SOME DESCRIPTION OF PERSIA; CHAPTER II: A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE HISTORY OF PERSIA; CHAPTER III: THE SHAH, HIS CAPITAL AND GOVERNMENT; CHAPTER IV: THE PERSIAN MAN; CHAPTER V: A PERSIAN CITY- MESHED THE HOLY; CHAPTER VI: THE ENVIRONS OF A PERSIAN CITY- MESHED; CHAPTER VII: A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE RELIGIONS OF PERSIA; CHAPTER VIII: MUHARRAM; CHAPTER IX: TRAVEL; CHAPTER X: THE PERSIAN WOMAN; CHAPTER XI: COUNTRY LIFE; CHAPTER XII: THE PERSI'AN GULF AND THE KARUN RIVER; CHAPTER XIII: FAUNA AND FLORA
• CHAPTER XIV: MARCO POLO IN PERSIACHAPTER XV: A GLANCE AT THE ANTIQUITIES OF PERSIA.; CHAPTER XVI: SPORT AND AMUSEMENTS; CHAPTER XVII: FOUR PERSIAN POETS; CHAPTER XVIII: A SLIGHT ACCOUNT OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF PERSIA; CHAPTER XIX: PERSIAN SUPERSTITIONS AND THE ART OF MEDICINE; INDEX

ISBN

• 1-136-84119-9
• 1-280-68745-2
• 1-136-84120-2
• 9786613664396
• 0-203-83314-7
• 9780203833148

OCLC

• 804664099
• 802050433

Doi

10.4324/9780203833148

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