Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9622178359 ISBN 13 : 9789622178359

Editeur : Odyssey Publications,Hong Kong, 2013

Synopsis

Book by Fitzhugh William W Rossabi Morris Honeychurch Will

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This is a heavily illustrated, beautifully produced and accessible scholarly treatment of Mongol history for the wider public, offering a comprehensive view from pre-historic times to the modern age. The book is a concise, rich text, with contributions from archaeology to biological anthropology. Presented in five parts Before Genghis, lands and peoples of Mongolia; Genghis Times; Mongolian Western Empire; Kublai Khan and Yuan China; concluding with Genghis Legacy, the decline of the Yuan dynasty to the present day. Findings from excavations and extensive evidence of handicraft production and metalwork illustrate the book. The clear prose, beautiful design, and wide-ranging illustrations will fascinate general readers as well as scholars. The book has contributions from forty leading scholars and is published in collaboration with The Smithsonian Institution and the Mongolian Preservation Foundation.

Biographie de l'auteur :

WILLIAM FITZHUGH, the director of the Arctic Studies Centre at the Smithsonian Institution, is an anthropologist specialising in circumpolar archaeology, residing in Washington, DC.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Odyssey Publications,Hong Kong
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 9622178359
• ISBN 13: 9789622178359
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320