This compact book traces the history of the nomadic steppe tribes and sedentary inhabitants of the oasis city-states of Central Asia from pre-history to the present. Golden covers themes of trade, religion, empire, technology, and language as he introduces readers to the people who have inhabited this region. INDICE: Editors' Preface; Introduction: A Layering of Peoples; 1: The Riseof Nomadism and the Oasis City-States; 2: The Early Nomads: 'Warfare is TheirBusiness'; 3: Heavenly Qaghans: The Türks and Their Successors; 4: The Citiesof the Silk Road and the Coming of Islam.; 5: Crescent over the Steppe: Islamand the Turkic Peoples; 6: The Mongol Whirlwind; 7: The Later Chinggisids, Temür and the Timurid Renaissance; 8: The Age of Gunpowder and the Crush of Empires; 9: The Problems of Modernity; Pronunciation Guide; Chronology; Notes; Index ledgments
- ISBN: 978-0-19-515947-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 160
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés