{"product_id":"a-history-of-russia-central-asia-and-mongolia-volume-i-9780631208143","title":"A History of Russia Central Asia and Mongolia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a history of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia from the time of the first inhabitants of the region up-to the break-up of the Mongol Empire in 1260 AD. This book sets political events in the broadest context of social and economic change, linking evolution to the vast geography of the territories it describes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Overall, this is an excellent book. It is rich in detail and has a good blend between description and history. It is everywhere fair and balanced in its interpretations. It is well written and well produced with good illustrations, maps, a useful chronology which divides the region into west, centre and east, and an excellent and extensive, albeit overwhelmingly English-language bibliography. Perhaps most important of all, although the histories of the various areas of concern to this book are reasonably well trodden paths, it crafts a new interpretation by taking up a distinct area of focus - inner Eurasia - and succeeds admirably in convincing the reader of the significance and interest of that region's history. I strongly recommend the book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsian Ethnicity Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Well-written, impressive and bold synthesis ... One looks forward eagerly to volume 2.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Russian Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Big picture history requires energy, openness and risk taking, a willingness to escape from the well-worn grooves of academe ... Christian has effected a great escape.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Asian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Plates vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I the Geography and Ecology of Inner Eurasia 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Geography and Ecology of Inner Eurasia 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Prehistory: 100,000–1000 BCE 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 First Settlers: The Old Stone Age 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Hunters and Gatherers after the Ice Age 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Neolithic Revolution: Seventh to Third Millennia BCE 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Bronze Age: 3000–1000 BCE 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III the Scythic and Hunnic Eras: 1000 Bce–500 Ce 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The ‘Scythic’ Era: 1000–200 BCE 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Outer Eurasian Invasions and their Aftermath 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Hsiung-nu Empire 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 ‘Barbarian’ Invasions before 500 CE 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Turks, Mawara’n-nahr and Rus’: 500–1200 245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Turkic Empires of the East 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Turkic Empires of Western Inner Eurasia 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Mawara’n-nahr: Islamic Civilization in Central Asia 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Origins of Rus’ 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Before the Mongols: 1000–1220 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V the Mongol Empire: 1200–1260 383\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Chinggis Khan 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Mongol Empire and a New ‘World System’ 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 460\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865439875415,"sku":"9780631208143","price":37.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631208143.jpg?v=1722274053","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-russia-central-asia-and-mongolia-volume-i-9780631208143","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}