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The Horde : how the Mongols changed the world / Marie Favereau.

By: Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021Description: 377 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780674244214
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 950.2 23
LOC classification:
  • DS22.7 .F37 2021
Contents:
Introduction: A power of a new kind -- The resilience of the felt-walled tents -- Into the west -- New hordes -- The great mutation -- The Mongol exchange -- The northern road -- Withdrawal -- Younger brothers -- Epilogue: The Horde's mirror.
Summary: "The Mongols are universally known as conquerors, but they were more than that: influential thinkers, politicians, engineers, and merchants. Challenging the view that nomads are peripheral to history, The Horde reveals the complex empire the Mongols built and traces its enduring imprint on politics and society in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East"-- Provided by publisher.
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Book - training Training Library Non-fiction 950.2 Fav (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: A power of a new kind -- The resilience of the felt-walled tents -- Into the west -- New hordes -- The great mutation -- The Mongol exchange -- The northern road -- Withdrawal -- Younger brothers -- Epilogue: The Horde's mirror.

"The Mongols are universally known as conquerors, but they were more than that: influential thinkers, politicians, engineers, and merchants. Challenging the view that nomads are peripheral to history, The Horde reveals the complex empire the Mongols built and traces its enduring imprint on politics and society in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East"-- Provided by publisher.