This is Volume One of A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, covering from the time of the first inhabitants in the region right up to the Mongol Empire in the 13th century of the modern era This is Volume One of A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, covering from the time of the first inhabitants in the region right up to the Mongol Empire in the 13th century of the modern era. Series Editor s Preface Ch. 00: Preface: The Idea of Inner Eurasia Chronology: modelled on the chronology of Vol. 1, with separate columns for western, central and eastern Inner Eurasia [crucial to help readers keep track of the blizzard of names and dates] PART ONE: INNER EURASIA IN THE AGRARIAN ERA: 1260-1850 Ch 01: Inner Eurasia in the late 13th century Ch 02: 1260-1350: Unraveling and the Building of new Polities Ch 03: 1350-1500: Central and Eastern Inner Eurasia  Ch 04: 1350-1500: Western Inner Eurasia Ch 05: 1500-1600: Pastoralist and Oasis Societies of Inner Eurasia Ch 06: 1500-1600: Agrarian societies west of the Volga Ch. 07: 1600-1750: A tipping point: Building a Russian Empire Ch 08: 1600-1750: A tipping point: Central and Eastern Inner Eurasia between Russia and China Ch 09: 1750-1850: Evolution and Expansion of the Russian Empire PART TWO: INNER EURASIA IN THE ERA OF FOSSIL FUELS: 1850-2000 Ch 10: 1850-1914: The Heartland: Continued Expansion and the Shock of Industrialization Ch 11: 1750-1900: Inner Eurasian Empires, Russian and Chinese Ch 12: 1914-1921: Unraveling and rebuilding Ch 13: 1921-30: New Paths to Modernity Ch 14: 1930-1950: The Stalinist industrialization drive and the test of war  Ch 15: 1900-1950: Central and Eastern Inner Eurasia Ch 16: 1950-1991: The Heartland: A plateau, decline and collapse Ch. 17: 1950-91: Beyond the Heartland: Siberia, Central Asia and Mongolia in the Second Half of the Twentieth century Ch.18: 1991-2000: Building new states: General Trends and the Russian Federation Ch 19: 1991-2000: Building new states: Beyond the Heartlands: Epilogue: After 2000: The End of Inner Eurasia? Index: