analytical essay about Andrew Newman

Guidelines

Write an analytical essay about

Andrew Newman, Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire (2009) [online]

The link to the book is

https://books.google.ca/books?id=afsYCq1XOewC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Andrew+Newman,+Safavid+Iran:+Rebirth+of+a+Persian+Empire+(2009)+PDF&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiboJPGuY7QAhUU3GMKHTscCbIQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Make sure to focus on the following questions:

1. Introduce what the book is about:

· What is the overall theme of the book?

· What smaller problems does it discuss?

2. What is the author’s main argument/intention?

3. What sources does he/she base his/her analysis on? (i.e., writings of Muslim thinkers, works of other historians, interviews, etc.)

4. What are the author’s conclusions?

5. What are the strengths/weaknesses of the book?

· I.e., what is it that you like about the book? Why?

· What do you disagree with? Why?

The paper should be 8-10 pages-long, double spaced , justified throughout. The paper must begin with a full bibliographic information about the book, following the Chicago Manual of Style

The paper that is not your own must be documented in a footnote, which will list the author and the title of the book/article where the idea comes from.

1. Principles of Grading

1. Formatting (you have to follow the formatting guidelines outlines above.

2. Clarity: Write in a language that any educated person can understand. Guide and help the reader, avoid confusion.

3. Critical approach: Don’t just summarize the book. Critique it, along the lines presented above. A simple summary won’t get a good grade.