The Mongol Storm: Making And Breaking Empires In Medieval Near East Nicholas Morton Basic Books Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

The Mongols Have Long Been Viewed In West As Violent Barbarians Who Plundered And Wrecked Societiesthey Invaded But Fact Mongol Empire Was Highly Sophisticated Through Their Conquests They Built A New World Order Within Space Of Single Generation Swept Across Middle East Tied Europe Asia Together Trade Completely Reshaped Global Geopolitics Storm Tells Story Empires Conquered Drawing On Years Deep Archival Research Historian Nicholas Morton Traces Rise 13Th Century Rapid Invasions Eight Different Eastern Societies Armies Advanced Upon Shows Longstanding Powers Such Khwarazmian Kingdom Jerusalem Abbasid Caliphate Collapsed While Waves Refugees Broke Borders Upset Region\ S Delicate Religious Social Hierarchies Amidst Chaos Arose Aggressive Including Mamluks Ottomans Would Ultimately Challenge Empire\ Authority Dominate For Centuries Even Mongols\ Power Declined Diplomatic Economic Ties Had Established Between Once-Disparate Endured Left Much More Connected Eurasia Wake Permanently Reconfiguring Balance Medieval Is An Epic Account Conflict Unfolding Against Vibrant Backdrop Seljuk Turks\ Magnificent Garden Palaces Mighty Crusader Fortresses Egyptian Pyramids Damascus\ Sprawling Markets Vast Wagon Cities Vividly Written Scope It Revises Our Understanding Ages Σελίδες: 432 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1027 Διαστάσεις: 15 2X15 2Cm