Central Asia In World History (new Oxford World History)
by Peter B. Golden /
2011 / English / Kindle
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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 its borders,
including pre-modern Europe, the Middle East, and China. In
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 its borders,
including pre-modern Europe, the Middle East, and China. InCentral Asia in World History
Central Asia in World History, Peter B. Golden provides an
engaging account of this important region, ranging from prehistory
to the present, focusing largely on the unique melting pot of
cultures that this region has produced over millennia. Golden
describes the traders who braved the heat and cold along caravan
routes to link East Asia and Europe; the Mongol Empire of Chinggis
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.
, Peter B. Golden provides an
engaging account of this important region, ranging from prehistory
to the present, focusing largely on the unique melting pot of
cultures that this region has produced over millennia. Golden
describes the traders who braved the heat and cold along caravan
routes to link East Asia and Europe; the Mongol Empire of Chinggis
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.