Author : Sir Percy Sykes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136526048
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)
Book Synopsis A History Of Persia (Volume 2) by : Sir Percy Sykes
Download or read book A History Of Persia (Volume 2) written by Sir Percy Sykes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-27 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.