Descript |
xiii, 325 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
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Originally published: 1989. |
Contents |
Introduction: The steppe nomadic world -- The steppe tribes united; the Hsiung-nu Empire -- The collapse of the central order: the rise of foreign dynasties -- The Turkish Empires and T'ang China -- The Manchurian candidates -- The Mongol Empire -- Steppe wolves and forest tigers: the Ming, Mongols, and Manchus -- The last of the nomad empires: the Ch'ing incorporation of Mongolia and Zungharia -- Epilogue: On the decline of the Mongols. |
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9781557863249 |
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1557863245 |
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