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Biography
Richard Foltz is a cultural historian specializing in the broader Iranian world. He has published 12 books and over one hundred scholarly articles, and his work has appeared in over a dozen languages. His most recent books are The Ossetes: Modern-Day Scythians of the Caucasus (Bloomsbury, 2023) and A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East (2nd edition, Bloomsbury, 2023).
Education/Academic qualification
History and Middle Eastern Studies, PhD, Harvard University
1 Sept 1990 → 1 Jun 1996
Award Date: 1 Jun 1996
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A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East
Foltz, R., 2023, London: Bloomsbury Publishing. 280 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Vaso Abaev and the Language Barrier between Russian and Western Iranological Traditions
Foltz, R., 2023, Studi Iranici Ravennati IV. Milan: Mimesis Edizioni, p. 59-68 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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L’Islam face à crise environnementale
Foltz, R., 2022, Parle à la terre, et elle t’instruira: les religions et l’écologie. Quebec: Les Presses de l’Université Laval, p. 145-156 12 p.Translated title of the contribution :Islam Facing the Environmental Crisis Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Ossetes: Modern-Day Scythians of the Caucasus
Foltz, R., 2022, London: Bloomsbury Publishing. 248 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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The Survival of Ossetians in Contemporary Turkey
Foltz, R., 2022, In: Iran and the Caucasus. 26, 4, p. 362-75 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review