Beatrice Forbes Manz Explained
Beatrice Forbes Manz is an American historian of the Middle East and Central Asia who specializes in nomads and the Timurid dynasty. She currently works as a professor of history at Tufts University.[1] Her 1989 book The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane is considered one of the most authoritative accounts of the career of the conqueror Timur.[2] [3]
She received a bachelor's from Harvard University in 1970 and a master's in Middle Eastern studies from the University of Michigan in 1974, then returned to Harvard for a doctorate in Inner Asian and Altaic studies which she received in 1983. She is a fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society[4] and,, president of the American Institute of Iranian Studies.[5]
She is the child of William H. Forbes and the well-known endocrinologist Anne Pappenheimer Forbes.[6]
Her book publications include:
- The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane (Cambridge University Press, 1989)[7]
- Power Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
A selection of her articles include:
Beatrice Manz speaks English, French, German, Russian, Persian, Turkish, and Arabic.
See also
References
- Web site: Beatrice Manz, chair. 14 September 2014. Tufts University.
- 4311399. La Civiltà Timuride Come Fenomeno Internationale by Michele Bernardini. Fragner. Bert. 2000. Iranian Studies. 33. 3/4.
- Beatrice Forbes Manz, Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran. Melville. Charles. April 2010. Speculum. 10.1017/S0038713410000497. 429–30. 85. 2.
- Web site: The MHS Welcomes 13 New Fellows. 7 December 2011. 17 September 2014. Massachusetts Historical Society.
- Web site: Annual newsletter, 2013. 17 September 2014. American Institute of Iranian Studies.
- News: Dr. Anne Forbes, 80, Endocrinology Pioneer. 29 February 1992. The New York Times. 17 September 2014.
- Irwin. Robert. Conqueror at large. The Times Literary Supplement. 12 January 1990. 28.
- Web site: Middle East Studies Association. 17 September 2014. Middle East Studies Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20131208165316/http://www.mesa.arizona.edu/awards/houshang-pourshariati-book.html#Previous. 8 December 2013. dead.