Central Asia
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
From the sweeping steppes of the Eurasian heartland to the storied Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, Central Asia chronicles one of history's most consequential yet overlooked crossroads of civilisation. Edited by Gavin Hambly and written in collaboration with a distinguished team of scholars — including Alexandre de Bennigsen, David Bivar, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, Mirhe Hainapur, Alistair Lamb, Chantal Lemercier-Quelquejay, and Richard Pierce — this authoritative volume presents the full arc of Central Asian history, from nomadic empires and the Mongol conquests to the great Timurid renaissance and the eventual absorption of the region into the Russian imperial sphere. Part of the prestigious Weidenfeld & Nicolson Universal History series, this work stands as a landmark of collaborative historical scholarship, weaving together political, cultural, and religious threads to illuminate a region that served as the engine of world history for centuries. Each contributor brings specialist expertise to bear, resulting in a richly textured narrative that argues compellingly for Central Asia's centrality — not its marginality — to the human story. Readers who believe they know where history was made will find their assumptions challenged on every page.
Author: Gavin Hambly
Format: Hardback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
From the sweeping steppes of the Eurasian heartland to the storied Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, Central Asia chronicles one of history's most consequential yet overlooked crossroads of civilisation. Edited by Gavin Hambly and written in collaboration with a distinguished team of scholars — including Alexandre de Bennigsen, David Bivar, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, Mirhe Hainapur, Alistair Lamb, Chantal Lemercier-Quelquejay, and Richard Pierce — this authoritative volume presents the full arc of Central Asian history, from nomadic empires and the Mongol conquests to the great Timurid renaissance and the eventual absorption of the region into the Russian imperial sphere. Part of the prestigious Weidenfeld & Nicolson Universal History series, this work stands as a landmark of collaborative historical scholarship, weaving together political, cultural, and religious threads to illuminate a region that served as the engine of world history for centuries. Each contributor brings specialist expertise to bear, resulting in a richly textured narrative that argues compellingly for Central Asia's centrality — not its marginality — to the human story. Readers who believe they know where history was made will find their assumptions challenged on every page.