ENGLISH

Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia

By Thomas T. Allsen

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
9780521803359, 0521803357
LCC
DS740.5.I7 A45 2001
Open Library ID
OL6791370M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1968534 bytes)
Series
Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
Pages
262\262
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Thomas Allsen is one of the foremost historians of the Mongol empire. His latest book breaks new scholarly boundaries in its exploration of cultural and scientific exchanges between Iran and China. Contrary to popular belief, Mongol rulers were intensely interested in the culture of their sedentary subjects. Under their auspices, various commodities, ideologies and technologies were disseminated across Eurasia. The result was a lively exchange of scientists, scholars and ritual specialists between East and West. The book is broad-ranging and erudite and promises to become a classic in the field.

Similar books