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Genghis Khan and Mongol Rule
George Lane
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Description for Genghis Khan and Mongol Rule
Paperback. Spawning an empire ranging from Persia to China, Genghis Khan united a nomadic warrior culture that had lived with their agrarian neighbors through controlled and limited extortion. This book provides an introduction to the history and culture of the Steppe people from which Genghis Khan emerged. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Spawning an empire ranging from Persia to China, Genghis Khan united a nomadic warrior culture that had lived with their agrarian neighbors through controlled and limited extortion. This accessible book provides an introduction to the history and culture of the Steppe people from which Genghis Khan emerged, and chronicles the events that led to his being named the Great Khan. Also included are sixteen biographical sketches, a wealth of annotated primary documents, five maps, an annotated timeline, a glossary, an annotated bibliography and several illustrations.
Spawning an empire ranging from Persia to China, Genghis Khan united a nomadic warrior culture that had lived with their agrarian neighbors through controlled and limited extortion. This accessible book provides an introduction to the history and culture of the Steppe people from which Genghis Khan emerged, and chronicles the events that led to his being named the Great Khan. Also included are sixteen biographical sketches, a wealth of annotated primary documents, five maps, an annotated timeline, a glossary, an annotated bibliography and several illustrations.
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
373g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872209695
SKU
V9780872209695
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Ref
99-1
About George Lane
George Lane is Lecturer in the History of the Middle East and Central Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Reviews for Genghis Khan and Mongol Rule
[With] implications for such current themes as globalization, global villages, and global conditions for peace . . . this book tells a grand story in the brief compass of seven chapters, with a well-written historical introduction, a helpful chronology, sixteen biographies portraying the international cast of personages who traversed empires, and a glossary indispensable to a work of this nature. ... Read more