Along the Silk Roads in Mongol Eurasia - Generals, Merchants, and Intellectuals

"A lively read. . . . the book will have wide appeal for the classroom, as students will engage with vivid examples of human experience rather than plow their way through a tome."--Diane Wolff, author of Batu, Khan of the Golden Horde: The Mongol Khans Conquer Russia

"Using Chinese and Islamic primary sources, this book shows the extraordinary ethnic diversity and geographical mobility of those who served the thirteenth-century Mongol conquerors. It will prove of immense interest and value to scholars and students working on a landmark period in global history."--Peter Jackson, author of The Mongols and the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion

"This volume is the very best example of what the new 'Global Middle Ages' can produce. These biographies capture the complexity of the Mongol Empire, painting vibrant portraits of travelers and those who facilitated others' travel. This book will transform the way Mongol history is taught."--Monica H. Green, editor of Pandemic Disease in the Medieval World: Rethinking the Black Death

About the author

Michal Biran teaches Inner Asian, Chinese, and Islamic history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Jonathan Brack teaches Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Francesca Fiaschetti teaches Inner and East Asian History at the University of Vienna.

Additional text

"Yet another entry in the exciting work being undertaken on the Mongols’ pluralist world."

Product details

• Authors: Prof. Dr. Michal Brack Biran
• Assisted by: Michal Biran (Editor), Prof. Dr. Michal Biran (Editor), Dr. Jonathan Brack (Editor), Jonathan Brack (Editor), Jonathan Z. Brack (Editor), Dr. Francesca Fiaschetti (Editor), Francesca Fiaschetti (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780520298750
• ISBN: 978-0-520-29875-0
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, Central Asia, General & world history, Social and cultural history, Asian History, General and world history, Biography: historical, political and military