a history of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the present Beckwith, Christopher I. 1945- creator text bibliography nju Princeton Princeton University Press c2009 2009 monographic eng

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xxv, 472 p. : map ; 24 cm. 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. Christopher I. Beckwith. Map on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-455) and index. a------ ee----- aw----- Asia, Central History Europe, Eastern History East Asia History Middle East History DS329.4 .B43 2009 958 BEC 2009 9780691135892 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691135894 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2008023715 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0819/2008023715.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0819/2008023715.html DLC 080529 20170105102908.0 15308878