This engagingly written, excellent new history of the Tajik people is an outstanding achievement.
Rustam Shukurov, Professor of History, Moscow State University, Russia
An informative introduction to an important subject that has been ill-served both in history and in scholarship.
Central Asian Survey
Foltz's monograph on the history of the Tajiks against the backdrop of Iranian cultural history fills an important gap ... This work is a vitally important contribution to this growing body of literature.
Acta Via Serica