A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, Volume I (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
496
Utgivningsdatum
1998-11-01
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Medarbetare
Christian
Illustrationer
black & white illustrations
Volymtitel
v. 1 A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, Volume I Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Mongol Empire
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247 x 173 x 30 mm
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870 g
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1
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ISBN
9780631208143

A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, Volume I

Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Mongol Empire

Häftad,  Engelska, 1998-11-01
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This is a history of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia from the time of the first inhabitants of the region up to the break up of the Mongol Empire in 1260 AD. Inner Eurasia, as the author defines it, comprises most of the former Soviet Union and Russia's huge territories in Siberia; Russia's former empire in Central Asia; China's central Asian empire; and Mongolia, both the parts within China and those within the Mongolian People's Republic. The author presents Inner Eurasia as a coherent region with an underlying unity in geography and history despite its cultural and ecological variety. This volume, the first of two surveying this region, charts developments from the Old Stone Age, through changes under such peoples as the Scythians, the Huns and the Turks, to the emergence of an identifiable "Rus" - the society from which modern Russia and Ukraine have evolved. The book sets political events in the broadest context of social and economic change, linking evolution to the vast geography of the territories it describes. Together with volume II covering the period up to the present, the work represents the most thorough, up-to-date study of this fascinating and much misunderstood region of the world. The Blackwell History of the World Series The goal of this ambitious series is to provide an accessible source of knowledge about the entire human past, for every curious person in every part of the world. It will comprise some two dozen volumes, of which some provide synoptic views of the history of particular regions while others consider the world as a whole during a particular period of time. The volumes are narrative in form, giving balanced attention to social and cultural history (in the broadest sense) as well as to institutional development and political change. Each provides a systematic account of a very large subject, but they are also both imaginative and interpretative. The Series is intended to be accessible to the widest possible readership, and the accessibility of its volumes is matched by the style of presentation and production.
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"Overall, this is an excellent book. It is rich in detail and has a good blend between description and history. It is everywhere fair and balanced in its interpretations. It is well written and well produced with good illustrations, maps, a useful chronology which divides the region into west, centre and east, and an excellent and extensive, albeit overwhelmingly English-language bibliography. Perhaps most important of all, although the histories of the various areas of concern to this book are reasonably well trodden paths, it crafts a new interpretation by taking up a distinct area of focus - inner Eurasia - and succeeds admirably in convincing the reader of the significance and interest of that region's history. I strongly recommend the book." Asian Ethnicity Journal "Well-written, impressive and bold synthesis ... One looks forward eagerly to volume 2." The Russian Review "Big picture history requires energy, openness and risk taking, a willingness to escape from the well-worn grooves of academe ... Christian has effected a great escape." Journal of Asian Studies

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David Christian is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Macquarie University, Sydney where he has taught since 1975. His BA and DPhil are from Oxford University. His previous publications include Bread and Salt: A Social and Economic History of Food and Drink in Russia (1982), Living Water: Vodka and Russian Society on the Eve of Emancipation (1990) and Imperial and Soviet Russia: Power, Privilege and the Challenge of Modernity (1997).

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List of Plates vii List of Figures viii List of Maps ix List of Tables x Series Editors Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii Introduction xv Part I the Geography and Ecology of Inner Eurasia 1 1 The Geography and Ecology of Inner Eurasia 3 Part II Prehistory: 100,0001000 BCE 21 2 First Settlers: The Old Stone Age 23 3 Hunters and Gatherers after the Ice Age 46 4 The Neolithic Revolution: Seventh to Third Millennia BCE 69 5 The Bronze Age: 30001000 BCE 99 Part III the Scythic and Hunnic Eras: 1000 Bce500 Ce 121 6 The Scythic Era: 1000200 BCE 123 7 Outer Eurasian Invasions and their Aftermath 163 8 The Hsiung-nu Empire 183 9 Barbarian Invasions before 500 CE 209 Part IV Turks, Mawaran-nahr and Rus: 5001200 245 10 Turkic Empires of the East 247 11 Turkic Empires of Western Inner Eurasia 277 12 Mawaran-nahr: Islamic Civilization in Central Asia 304 13 The Origins of Rus 327 14 Before the Mongols: 10001220 353 Part V the Mongol Empire: 12001260 383 15 Chinggis Khan 385 16 The Mongol Empire and a New World System 409 Conclusion 430 Chronology 432 Bibliography 437 Index 460