a history of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the present
First Statement of Responsibility
Christopher I. Beckwith.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Oxford
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Princeton University Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxv, 472 p.
Other Physical Details
map
Dimensions
24 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Map on lining papers.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-455) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Prologue: The hero and his friends -- The chariot warriors -- The royal Scythians -- Between Roman and Chinese legions -- The age of Attila the Hun -- The Türk empire -- The Silk Road, revolution, and collapse -- The Vikings and Cathay -- Chinggis Khan and the Mongol conquests -- Central Eurasians ride to a European sea -- The road is closed -- Eurasia without a center -- Central Eurasia reborn -- Epilogue: The Barbarians -- Appendix A: The Proto-Indo-Europeans and their diaspora -- Appendix B: Ancient Central Eurasian ethnonyms.
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GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
Asia, Central
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Europe, Eastern
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East Asia
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Middle East
Topical Subdivision
History.
Topical Subdivision
History.
Topical Subdivision
History.
Topical Subdivision
History.
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Code
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
DS329
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4
Book number
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B43
2009
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Entry Element
Beckwith, Christopher I.,
Dates
1945-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Country
Iran
Agency
University of Tehran. Central Library and Documentation Center