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Empire of Horses : The First Nomadic Civilization and the Making of China by John Man (2020, Hardcover)

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PublisherPegasus Books

ISBN-101643133276

ISBN-139781643133270

eBay Product ID (ePID)17038381195

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Book TitleEmpire of Horses : the First Nomadic Civilization and the Making of China

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAsia / Central Asia, Ancient / General, Asia / China

Publication Year2020

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorJohn Man

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-279444

ReviewsHistorian and travel writer Man delves into the rich historical foundations undergirding the myth of the Amazons. Engaging., Historian and travel writer Man delves into the rich historicalfoundations undergirding the myth of the Amazons. Engaging.

SynopsisAn authoritative and rich history of the remarkable Xiongnu culture--a lost empire which preceded the Mongols and even China itself., The author of landmark histories such as Genghis Khan, Attila , and Xanadu invites us to discover a fertile period in Asian history that prefigured so much of the world that followed. The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 bc they dominated the heart of Asia for four centuries, and changed the world in the process. The Mongols, today's descendants of Genghis Khan, see these people as ancestors. Their rise cemented Chinese identity and inspired the first Great Wall. Their descendants helped destroy the Roman Empire under the leadership of Attila the Hun. We don't know what language they spoke, but they became known as Xiongnu , or Hunnu , a term passed down the centuries and surviving today as "Hun," and Man uncovers new evidence that will transform our understanding of the profound mark they left on half the globe, from Europe to Central Asia and deep into China. Based on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, Empire of Horses traces this civilization's epic story and shows how this nomadic cultures of the steppes gave birth to an empire with the wealth and power to threaten the order of the ancient world., An authoritative and rich history of the remarkable Xiongnu culture--a lost empire which preceded the Mongols and even China itself. The author of landmark histories such as Genghis Khan , Attila , and Xanadu invites us to discover a fertile period in Asian history that prefigured so much of the world that followed. The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 bc they dominated the heart of Asia for four centuries, and changed the world in the process. The Mongols, today's descendants of Genghis Khan, see these people as ancestors. Their rise cemented Chinese identity and inspired the first Great Wall. Their descendants helped destroy the Roman Empire under the leadership of Attila the Hun. We don't know what language they spoke, but they became known as Xiongnu , or Hunnu , a term passed down the centuries and surviving today as "Hun," and Man uncovers new evidence that will transform our understanding of the profound mark they left on half the globe, from Europe to Central Asia and deep into China. Based on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, Empire of Horses traces this civilization's epic story and shows how this nomadic cultures of the steppes gave birth to an empire with the wealth and power to threaten the order of the ancient world.

LC Classification NumberDS328.4.X56M36 2020