Nomads as agents of cultural change the Mongols and their Eurasian predecessors

Brings together a distinguished group of scholars from different disciplines and cultural specializations to explore how nomads played the role of ""agents of cultural change"". The comparative approach of this study, encompassing both a lengthy time span and a vast region, enabl...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Honolulu, Hawaii University of Hawai'i Press 2015
Series:Perspectives on the global past
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Summary:Brings together a distinguished group of scholars from different disciplines and cultural specializations to explore how nomads played the role of ""agents of cultural change"". The comparative approach of this study, encompassing both a lengthy time span and a vast region, enables a clearer understanding of the key role that Eurasian pastoral nomads played in the history of the Old World
Physical Description:ix, 345 pages illustrations 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780824839789