Dr jonathan z brack (9 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. 2020. Annotated. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Chinggis Khan and his heirs established the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world, extending from Korea to Hungary and from Iraq, Tibet, and Burma to Siberia. Ruling over roughly two thirds of the Old World, the Mongol Empire enabled people, ideas, and objects to traverse immense geographical and cultural boundaries. Along the Silk Roads in Mongol Eurasia reveals the individual stories of three key groups of people--military commanders, merchants, and intellectuals--from across Eurasia. These annotated biographies bring to the fore a compelling picture of the Mongol Empire from a wide range of historical sources in multiple languages, providing important insights into a period unique for its rapid and far-reaching transformations. Read together or separately, they offer the perfect starting point for any discussion of the Mongol Empire's impact on China, the Muslim world, and the West and illustrate the scale, diversity, and creativity of the cross-cultural exchange along the continental and maritime Silk Roads. Features and Benefits: - Synthesizes historical information from Chinese, Arabic, Persian, and Latin sources that are otherwise inaccessible to English-speaking audiences.- Presents in an accessible manner individual life stories that serve as a springboard for discussing themes such as military expansion, cross-cultural contacts, migration, conversion, gender, diplomacy, transregional commercial networks, and more.- Each chapter includes a bibliography to assist students and instructors seeking to further explore the individuals and topics discussed.- Informative maps, images, and tables throughout the volume supplement each biography.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorMichal Biran teaches Inner Asian, Chinese, and Islamic history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jonathan Brack teaches Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Francesca.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is undoubtedly a work of major importance. Sure to form the indispensable basis for future research, whether on the conversion of the Mongols or even on conversion more generally, Brack's persuasive work lies at the cutting edge of current scholarship on the accommodation of the Mongols of the faiths of those they ruled.'--Peter Jackson, author of The Mongols and the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion.…