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The Horde : how the Mongols changed the world / Marie Favereau.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Favereau, Marie, 1977- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization, Mongol.
- Mongols--History.
- Mongols.
- Golden Horde--Civilization.
- Golden Horde.
- Golden Horde--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2021]
- 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"--
- Contents:
- Introduction: A power of a new kind
- The resilience of the felt-walled tents
- The lost throne
- New hordes
- The great mutation
- The price of peace
- The northern road
- Withdrawal
- Younger brothers
- Epilogue: The Horde's mirror.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780674259980
- 067425998X
- 9780674259997
- 0674259998
- OCLC:
- 1242424314
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