Mongols. Huns and Vikings
Editorial BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
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They were history's most famous and ferocious warriors. From the Huns to the Mongols, successive waves of nomadic horsemen swept out of the great steppes of Central Asia and wreaked havoc on the static civilizations of Europe, India, and China. How w...
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- ISBN13 9780304352920
- ISBN10 0304352926
- Tipo LIBRO
- Páginas 224
- Año de Edición 2002
- Idioma Inglés
- Encuadernación Tela
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Historia Medieval UniversalMongols. Huns and Vikings
Editorial BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
They were history's most famous and ferocious warriors. From the Huns to the Mongols, successive waves of nomadic horsemen swept out of the great steppes of Central Asia and wreaked havoc on the static civilizations of Europe, India, and China. How w...
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They were history's most famous and ferocious warriors. From the Huns to the Mongols, successive waves of nomadic horsemen swept out of the great steppes of Central Asia and wreaked havoc on the static civilizations of Europe, India, and China. How were they so successful? And, what were the limits of their powers? An esteemed professorwho specializes in Arabic and medieval studiesreveals just how "underdeveloped" societies spawned such great generals, from Attila to Genghis Khan; how nomadic Arabs swarmed from the desert in the 7th century to carve out an empire that stretched from Spain to the Chinese frontier; why the Mongols failed to conquer Europe; and where those unique, seaborne raiders, the Vikings, fit into this story. 7 3/4 X 10 1/2. 50 color illus., 100 b/w illus.
Author Biography: Hugh Kennedy teaches in the Department of Medieval History at the University of St. Andrews, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.