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Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia
Thomas T. Allsen
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Description for Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia
Paperback. Breaks new scholarly boundaries in the exploration of cultural and scientific exchanges across Mongol Eurasia. Series Editor(s): Morgan, David. Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 402.
In the thirteenth century, the Mongols created a vast transcontinental empire that functioned as a cultural 'clearing house' for the Old World. Under Mongol auspices various commodities, ideologies and technologies were disseminated across Eurasia. The focus of this path-breaking study is the extensive exchanges between Iran and China. The Mongol rulers of these two ancient civilizations 'shared' the cultural resources of their realms with one another. The result was a lively traffic in specialist personnel and scholarly literature between East and West. These exchanges ranged from cartography to printing, from agriculture to astronomy. The book concludes by asking why the ... Read more
In the thirteenth century, the Mongols created a vast transcontinental empire that functioned as a cultural 'clearing house' for the Old World. Under Mongol auspices various commodities, ideologies and technologies were disseminated across Eurasia. The focus of this path-breaking study is the extensive exchanges between Iran and China. The Mongol rulers of these two ancient civilizations 'shared' the cultural resources of their realms with one another. The result was a lively traffic in specialist personnel and scholarly literature between East and West. These exchanges ranged from cartography to printing, from agriculture to astronomy. The book concludes by asking why the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521602709
SKU
V9780521602709
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About Thomas T. Allsen
Thomas T. Allsen is Professor in the Department of History, The College of New Jersey, Ewing. His publications include Commodity and Exchange in the Mongol Empire: A Cultural History of Islamic Textiles (1997).
Reviews for Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia
'The focus of this path-breaking study is the extensive exchanges between Iran and China … is informative and erudite and promises to become a classic in the field.' The Middle East '… will occupy and entertain specialists for some time to come …' Bulletin of the School of Oriental & African Studies 'Thomas Allsen's book is a very compact and ... Read more