The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire 2 Volume Set

A wide-ranging and comprehensive survey of Mongol Empire's history and its sources by leading scholars from both East and West.

This is an authoritative, comprehensive history of the Mongol Empire in its full Eurasian context. It includes political, social and cultural aspects, together with detailed surveys of the available sources. It will be a key resource for scholars, students and aficionados of Mongol, Asian, world and comparative history.In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries Chinggis Khan and his progeny ruled over two-thirds of Eurasia. Connecting East, West, North and South, the Mongols integrated most of the Old World, promoting unprecedented cross-cultural contacts and triggering the reshuffle of religious, ethnic, and geopolitical identities. The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire studies the Empire holistically in its full Eurasian context, putting the Mongols and their nomadic culture at the center. Written by an international team of more than forty leading scholars, this two-volume set provides an authoritative and multifaceted history of 'the Mongol Moment' (1206–1368) in world history and includes an unprecedented survey of the various sources for its study, textual (written in sisteen languages), archaeological, and visual. This groundbreaking Cambridge History sets a new standard for future study of the Empire. It will serve as the fundamental reference work for those interested in Mongol, Eurasian, and world history.