18th Century

Travels through Northern Persia: 1770-1774

By Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin,Translated by Willem Floor In Biography & Memoir and History Tagged In 18th Century, Books by Willem Floor, and Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin.

$75.00

Pub. Date : June 25, 2007

“This is an important book for those interested in Russian, Central Asian, and Persian studies.” – Choice, January 2008.[read more>>]

Astrakhan: Anno 1770, Its History, Geography, Population, Trade, Flora, Fauna and Fisheries

By Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, translated by Willem Floor In History and Politics & Economics Tagged In 18th Century, Agriculture, Astrakhan, Books by Willem Floor, Botany, Caspian Sea, Geography, Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, Social Science, Sociolology, Trade, and Volga River.

$75.00

Pub. Date : Nov 15, 2012

In 1770, Astrakhan, on the left bank of the Volga River close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea, was Russia’s most important southern port through which all its trade with Iran and the Orient was conducted.[read more>>]

Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration

By Mirza Naqi Nasiri, Translated and Annotated by Willem Floor In History and Politics & Economics Tagged In 15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, Books by Willem Floor, Safavid, Social Science, and Sociolology.

$50.00

Pub. Date : May 15, 2008

Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration contains unique and important information on offices, ethnic attitudes and administrative developments in Iran’s Safavid government (1495–1720).[read more>>]

The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs & Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900

By Rudi Matthee In History Tagged In 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Alcohol, Narcotics, Qajar, Safavid, Social Science, Sociolology, and Wine.

$39.50

From ancient times to the present day, Iranian social, political, and economic life has been dramatically influenced by psychoactive agents.[read more>>]