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Nomads and Crusaders, Ad 1000-1368 (A Midland Book)

By Archibald R. Lewis

Book information

Year
1988
ISBN
0253347874, 9780253347879, 9780585211565
LCC
CB353
Open Library ID
OL17727658M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (25212736 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
213\223
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

"[A] fine, arresting book with a clear and novel thesis and a firm grasp of geography. Good stuff, in short... strongly recommended." -- William H. McNeill"The reader will find here useful information and much food for thought; a book of such a broad scope is rare and has much to recommend it." -- Speculum"... encyclopedic... there is no book quite like this one." -- Choice"... a colorful canvas depicting the torrential movements of Eurasian warriors and merchants on ship-boards and horseback between Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific coasts, between streams of accumulated goods and tensions, religious fervor and insatiable greed... " -- Ural-Altaic Yearbook"A healthy antidote to the parochialism that characterizes so much of the run-of-the-mill output of medieval history... " -- American Historical ReviewEmphasizing geographical, maritime, institutional, and economic factors, Lewis presents a wide-ranging story of the complex rise and fall of civilizations and explores new conceptual frontiers in the study of world history.

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