The Horde : how the Mongols changed the world /
Favereau, Marie, 1977-
The Horde : how the Mongols changed the world / Marie Favereau. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022 - 377 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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"--
9780674278653
2020043301
Civilization, Mongol.
Mongols--History.
Golden Horde--Civilization.
Golden Horde--History.
DS22.7 / .F37 2021
950/.2
The Horde : how the Mongols changed the world / Marie Favereau. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022 - 377 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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"--
9780674278653
2020043301
Civilization, Mongol.
Mongols--History.
Golden Horde--Civilization.
Golden Horde--History.
DS22.7 / .F37 2021
950/.2