The History of central Asia. The Age of Islam and the Mongols (Volume 3)
Caratteristiche
Autore: Christoph Baumer
Editore: I.B.Tauris & Co.
Luogo di stampa: London - New York
Anno pubblicazione: 2016
Between the ninth and the fifteenth centuries, Central Asia was a major political, economic and cultural hub on the Eurasian continent. In the first half of the thirteenth century it was also the pre-eminent centre of power in the largest land-based empire the world has ever seen. This third volume of Christoph Baumer's extensively praised and lavishly illustrated new history of the region is above all a story of invasion, when tumultuous and often brutal conquest profoundly shaped the later history of the globe. The author explores the rise of Islam and the remarkable victories of the Arab armies which - inspired by their vital, austere and egalitarian desert faith - established important new dynasties like the Seljuks, Karakhanids and Ghaznavids. A golden age of artistic, literary and scientific innovation came to a sudden end when, between 1219 and 1260, Genghiz Khan and his successors overran the Chorasmian-Abbasid lands. Dr Baumer shows that the Mongol conquests, while shattering to their enemies, nevertheless resulted in much greater mercantile and cultural contact between Central Asia and Western Europe.
Condizione prodotto:
Esemplare in buone condizioni. Sovraccoperta con lieve ingiallimento, macchie di polvere e minimi segni di usura ai bordi e agli angoli. Etichetta alla 4ª di sovraccoperta. Pagine lievemente ingiallite. Testo in Lingua Inglese. Text in English. Book in good condition.
Codice ISBN: 1784534900
Codice EAN: 9781784534905
Pagine: VIII,382
Formato: Cartonato con sovracoperta
Dimensioni (cm):
Altezza: 30
Larghezza: 25
Descrizione
Testo in Lingua Inglese. Text in English. Con 225 immagini a colori f.t. e n.t.
