Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia

Allsen, Thomas T. (The College of New Jersey, Ewing)

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Thomas Allsen's latest book breaks new scholarly boundaries in its exploration of cultural and scientific exchanges across Mongol Eurasia. Contrary to popular belief, Mongol rulers were intensely interested in the culture of their sedentary subjects and, under their auspices, commodities, ideologies and technologies were disseminated from East to West. Part I. Background: 1. Introduction 2. Before the Mongols Part II. Political-Economic Relations: 3. Formation of the Il-qans, 1251-65 4. Grand Qans and Il-qans, 1265-95 5. Continuity and change under Ghazan, 1295-1304 6. Sultans and Grand Qans, 1304-35 7. Economic ties 8. Overview of the relationship Part III. Intermediaries: 9. Marco Polo and Po-lo 10. Qubilai and Bolad Aqa 11. Rashid al-Din and Pulad chinksank Part IV. Cultural Exchange: 12. Historiography 13. Geography and cartography 14. Agriculture 15. Cuisine 16. Medicine 17. Astronomy 18. Printing Part V. Analysis and Conclusions: 19. Models and methods 20. Agency 21. Filtering 22. Summation.
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Schrijver
Allsen, Thomas T. (The College of New Jersey, Ewing)
Titel
Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia
Uitgever
Cambridge University Press
Jaar
2005
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
264
Gewicht
417 gr
EAN
9780521602709
Afmetingen
229 x 159 x 19 mm
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