{"product_id":"2026100006776-secondhand-the-heartland","title":"The Heartland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded, no tears, price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping work of Asian and Central Asian history, The Heartland chronicles the rise and fall of the great nomadic empires that thundered out of the Eurasian steppe to reshape the ancient and medieval world. Stuart Legg presents the compelling story of peoples such as the Scythians, Huns, Mongols, and Turks — warriors on horseback who, time and again, overwhelmed the settled civilisations of China, Persia, and Europe. Written with narrative authority and scholarly rigour, the book argues that the vast interior of the Asian continent — the so-called Heartland — was not a peripheral backwater but the very engine of world history. Drawing on a rich tapestry of military campaigns, cultural exchange, and geopolitical consequence, it illuminates how these fierce and mobile societies fundamentally altered the course of civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888031412443,"sku":"2026100006776-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/efca5cca-3f10-469b-802c-234088878b27.png?v=1781753411","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100006776-secondhand-the-heartland","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}