About this title: The Mongol Empire was the largest continuous land empire known to history, its violent creation the major political event of the thirteenth century world. Yet little is known of the history of Christendom's most formidable and dangerous eastern neighbour. This up-to-date chronicle benefits from new discoveries and a broad range of source material. ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780631175636ISBN:0631175636
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Binding: SOFTCOVER
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780631175636ISBN:0631175636
Description: Very good. [No CD or ancillary materials included] [Authentic USA edition] [I will ship immediately] Book in standard used condition: may have minimal or no markings, slightly worn covers and edges, and good binding. read more
Binding: SOFTCOVER
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780631175636ISBN:0631175636
Description: Very good. [No CD or ancillary materials included] [Authentic USA edition] [I will ship immediately] Book in standard used condition: may have minimal or no markings, slightly worn covers and edges, and good binding. read more
Binding: SOFTCOVER
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780631175636ISBN:0631175636
Description: Very good. [No CD or ancillary materials included] [Authentic USA edition] [I will ship immediately] Book in standard used condition: may have minimal or no markings, slightly worn covers and edges, and good binding. read more
Binding: SOFTCOVER
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780631175636ISBN:0631175636
Description: Very good. [No CD or ancillary materials included] [Authentic USA edition] [I will ship immediately] Book in standard used condition: may have minimal or no markings, slightly worn covers and edges, and good binding. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date Published: 1986-11-27
ISBN-13:9780631135562ISBN:0631135561
Description: Like New in very good-jkt. jacket. Book club edition, 238 pages, maps, illustrations, references, notes, chronology of events, dynastic tables, index, black paper over boards weith gilt spinie title, color illustrated dustjacket. Black jacket is rubbed, lightly edgeworn. read more
"An extremely enjoyable overview of the Mongols and their role in European and specially Near Eastern history, which is kind of odd considering it's part of the "Peoples of Europe" series."
"I met David Morgan while studying at Madison, and the prose of the book is much like the way he talks: it's witty and easy to follow, but chuck full of rich details. That being said this is just an introduction to the Mongols, I think it's only around 200 pages, and the Chaghatai Khanate, for example, only gets a brief mention. He hits heavy on the Ilkhans, which are his thing, and it's interesting to hear some details about the "Persian" form of Buddhism that they allowed to flourish. Anyway, the guy is a good scholar, writes well and talks about Mongols plundering and stuff, while setting there empire in the context of Medieval European and Middle Eastern history. He does so with the sorts of flourishes that only Europeans are really good at, because it's their history, i.e. "King Henry (the something or other) and the Holy Roman Emperor thought this way about the Mongols . . .""
"Since I didn't know much about the Mongols before I started this book, it provided a lot of information. However, it is a dry read and I suspect that once I know more I will not think much of it."
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