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Safavid Government Institutions 
Willem Floor
The Safavid empire was one of the major political and
social formations in the early modern world, but has attracted relatively little
attention from historians, although this is changing. As a result, the study of
Safavid institutions has long been characterized by an over reliance on
Minorsky’s excellent translation of the Tadhkirat
al-Moluk (published in 1943) in the same way that scholars have overused
Savory’s translation of Iskander Beg Monshi’s History of Shah Abbas the Great and his articles on Safavid
government. Floor’s work offers a fresh look at the subject matter, while it
is the first detailed account of the state and army institutions and offices of
the Safavid empire (1502-1736). It opens many new vistas and will stimulate many
new avenues in the study of the Safavids in particular and the other regional
Moslem empires of the 16-17th
centuries. The analysis is careful, solid and exhaustive, and is based on a
tremendous amount of work. The book offers a thorough analysis and examination
of virtually all the available sources of information (Persian chronicles and
archival documents; European traveler accounts, memoirs, and archival sources).
The Dutch material is of particular importance and their integration with the
more familiar information is unique. In addition to scholars of Iran, Central
Asia and the Middle East, it would also be of interest to those working in the
field of comparative institutions in history, sociology and political science.
Specifications:
September, 2001: viii+340pp., bibliography, index.
ISBN:1-56859-135-7(softcover):
$29.95
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