Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 304 g
Reihe: New Oxford World History
Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 304 g
Reihe: New Oxford World History
ISBN: 978-0-19-533819-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Introduces the reader to an important but relatively unknown part of the world
Traces Central Asian history from early human settlement to the development of unique modes of adaptation to a difficult terrain and climate and the creation of powerful empires that played major roles in world history
Emphasizes Central Asia and its peoples as cultural brokers between East and West
Draws on author's vast knowledge of sources in several Central Asian languages
A vast region stretching roughly from the Volga River to Manchuria and the northern Chinese borderlands, Central Asia has been called the "pivot of history," a land where nomadic invaders and Silk Road traders changed the destinies of states that ringed ist borders, including pre-modern Europe, the Middle East, and China. In Central Asia in World History, Peter B. Golden provides an engaging account of this important region, ranging from prehistory to the present, and focusing largely on the unique melting pot of cultures that this region has produced. Golden describes the traders who braved the heat and cold along caravan routes to link East Asia and Europe; the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan and his successors, the largest contiguous land empire in history; the invention of gunpowder, which allowed the great sedentary empires to overcome the horse-based nomads; the power struggles of Russia and China, and later Russia and Britain, for control of the area. Finally, he discusses the region today, a key area that neighbors such geopolitical hot spots as Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China.
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Traces Central Asian history from early human settlement to the development of unique modes of adaptation to a difficult terrain and climate and the creation of powerful empires that played major roles in world history
Emphasizes Central Asia and its peoples as cultural brokers between East and West
Draws on author's vast knowledge of sources in several Central Asian languages
A vast region stretching roughly from the Volga River to Manchuria and the northern Chinese borderlands, Central Asia has been called the "pivot of history," a land where nomadic invaders and Silk Road traders changed the destinies of states that ringed ist borders, including pre-modern Europe, the Middle East, and China. In Central Asia in World History, Peter B. Golden provides an engaging account of this important region, ranging from prehistory to the present, and focusing largely on the unique melting pot of cultures that this region has produced. Golden describes the traders who braved the heat and cold along caravan routes to link East Asia and Europe; the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan and his successors, the largest contiguous land empire in history; the invention of gunpowder, which allowed the great sedentary empires to overcome the horse-based nomads; the power struggles of Russia and China, and later Russia and Britain, for control of the area. Finally, he discusses the region today, a key area that neighbors such geopolitical hot spots as Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China.
Zielgruppe
undergraduate students of Central Asia, the Silk Road, and the Mongol empire; AP World History students, travelers to Central Asia, people interested in current events in Central Asia who are looking for a brief historical survey
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Kultureller Wandel, Kulturkontakt, Akkulturation
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
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