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The Mongol Conquest in World History
Timothy May
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The Mongol Empire (c. 1200-1350) in many ways marks the beginning of the modern age, as well as globalization. While communications between the extremes of Eurasia existed prior to the Mongols, they were infrequent and often through intermediaries. The rise of the Mongol Empire changed everything: through their conquests the Mongols swept away dozens of empires and kingdoms and replaced them with the largest contiguous empire in history. While the Mongols were the most destructive force in the pre-modern world, the Pax Mongolica had stabilizing effects on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants of the vast territory, allowing merchants and missionaries to traverse Eurasia. The conquests also set in motion other changes in warfare, medicine, food, culture and scientific knowledge. When Mongol power declined, it was replaced with over a dozen successors who retained elements of the Mongol Empire, but none of its unity. The Mongol Conquest in World History examines the many ways in which the conquests were a catalyst for change. The memory of the Empire fired the collective mind into far-reaching endeavours: the desire for luxury goods and spices that were once available launched Columbus' voyages; the Renaissance was inspired by the innovations in art that emerged from the Mongol Empire: China was unified for the first time in 300 years and the Islamic world doubled in size. This fascinating book offers comprehensive coverage of the entire empire, rather than a more regional approach, as well as providing a long view of the Mongol Empire's legacy. It will appeal to all those interested in this vast, epoch-making empire, as well as specialists in the field.
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Globalities
Condition
New
Weight
523g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861898678
SKU
V9781861898678
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About Timothy May
Timothy May is Department Head and Associate Professor of Central Eurasian and Middle Eastern History at North Georgia College and State University. He is the author of The Mongol Art of War: Chinggis Khan and the Mongol Military System (2007) and Culture and Customs of Mongolia (2009).
Reviews for The Mongol Conquest in World History
Although globalisation is not a phenomenon that is readily associated with the Middle Ages Timothy May makes a strong case for the emergence of a quasi-global system from the early 13th to the mid-14th century . . . Written with both clarity and zest and resting upon a wide range of recent scholarship, this book will be widely welcomed as a contribution to the study of world history.
History Today
There is much food for thought here . . . an excellent book . . . This is a wonderful book for teaching and for new ideas not the least of its virtues is Mays dry humour, which pops up when least expected. [May] brings us to the forefront of recent research and conjecture . . . this is the book of choice for a course that explores the world that the Mongols helped to make.
Journal of Global History
This volumes primary purpose is to show how the Mongols were a catalyst for change in the first stage of true globalization in human history. Rather than the usual focus on only the negative aspects of the Mongols conquests, May stresses their positive role and contribution to Eurasian history, anayzing the Mongols influence and legacy . . . Both general readers and specialists can benefit from this well-written history. Recommended.
Choice
Mays approach to his material is broad, wide-ranging, often speculative, and very ambitious . . . May has spent years in the classroom honing his talent for making this challenging material interesting to people who know nothing about it . . . He leaves no technical term unexplained no group, person, or place unidentified no theme ignored. In addition he includes the picturesque, gruesome, or even funny details . . . His scope, ambition, and many of his results deserve to be commended.
Journal of World History
In this new and impressive contribution to the fields of Central Asian and world history, Timothy May advocates locating the foundations of the modern world with the Mongol conquests. May is similarly concerned with identifying the lasting legacies of the Mongol Empire, but readers will find this volume to be significantly less biased and more constructive that other recent revisionist efforts . . . a very fine study.
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
As the subject of world history becomes more and more popular, Mays work is an admirable contribution to this field and a necessary guide for teaching and research today.
H-Net
History Today
There is much food for thought here . . . an excellent book . . . This is a wonderful book for teaching and for new ideas not the least of its virtues is Mays dry humour, which pops up when least expected. [May] brings us to the forefront of recent research and conjecture . . . this is the book of choice for a course that explores the world that the Mongols helped to make.
Journal of Global History
This volumes primary purpose is to show how the Mongols were a catalyst for change in the first stage of true globalization in human history. Rather than the usual focus on only the negative aspects of the Mongols conquests, May stresses their positive role and contribution to Eurasian history, anayzing the Mongols influence and legacy . . . Both general readers and specialists can benefit from this well-written history. Recommended.
Choice
Mays approach to his material is broad, wide-ranging, often speculative, and very ambitious . . . May has spent years in the classroom honing his talent for making this challenging material interesting to people who know nothing about it . . . He leaves no technical term unexplained no group, person, or place unidentified no theme ignored. In addition he includes the picturesque, gruesome, or even funny details . . . His scope, ambition, and many of his results deserve to be commended.
Journal of World History
In this new and impressive contribution to the fields of Central Asian and world history, Timothy May advocates locating the foundations of the modern world with the Mongol conquests. May is similarly concerned with identifying the lasting legacies of the Mongol Empire, but readers will find this volume to be significantly less biased and more constructive that other recent revisionist efforts . . . a very fine study.
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
As the subject of world history becomes more and more popular, Mays work is an admirable contribution to this field and a necessary guide for teaching and research today.
H-Net