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An epic history of how the so-called ''barbarians of the steppes'' shaped the modern world. A rollercoaster of historical narration' History Today''This is a history of epic scope that brings together the empires of the steppe land with the caravan cities of the Silk Road and imperial China'' Martyn Rady, author of The Middle Kingdoms''A sweeping account of forty-five centuries of nomadic tribes'' Gillian Tett, Financial Times''Flips the script to present the booted, felt-capped, leather-trousered and kaftan-wearing nomads as the bearers of civilisation . . . Harl''s exhaustively researched book will ensure they rejoin the narrative of world history'' Marc David Baer, GuardianThe barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These tribes produced some of the world's greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, among o

Empires of the Steppes

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An epic history of how the so-called ''barbarians of the steppes'' shaped the modern world. A rollercoaster of historical narration'... Read more

    Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    Publication Date: 8/15/2024
    ISBN13: 9781526630414, 978-1526630414
    ISBN10: 1526630419

    Non Fiction , History , Non Fiction

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    An epic history of how the so-called ''barbarians of the steppes'' shaped the modern world. A rollercoaster of historical narration' History Today''This is a history of epic scope that brings together the empires of the steppe land with the caravan cities of the Silk Road and imperial China'' Martyn Rady, author of The Middle Kingdoms''A sweeping account of forty-five centuries of nomadic tribes'' Gillian Tett, Financial Times''Flips the script to present the booted, felt-capped, leather-trousered and kaftan-wearing nomads as the bearers of civilisation . . . Harl''s exhaustively researched book will ensure they rejoin the narrative of world history'' Marc David Baer, GuardianThe barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These tribes produced some of the world's greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, among o

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