Author |
: Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis US |
Total Pages |
: 672 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 041532680X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780415326803 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A History of Persia by : Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes
Download or read book A History of Persia written by Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 2004 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a facsimile of a classic history first published by Macmillan in 1915 and issued in two further editions by Routledge and Kegan Paul. Sir Percy Sykes was an explorer, consul, soldier and a spy who lived and travelled in Persia over a period of twenty-five years. This two-volume collection provides a comprehensive history of Persia from Alexander the Great, through British, French and Russian colonialism, to the early twentieth century oil industry. With a new introduction by Sykes' biographer, Antony Wynn, this comprehensive history provides essential background reading to students and academics of Persia.