Description: Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia Breaks new scholarly boundaries in the exploration of cultural and scientific exchanges across Mongol Eurasia. Thomas T. Allsen (Author) 9780521803359, Cambridge University Press Hardback, published 20 August 2001 264 pages 23.6 x 16.1 x 2.6 cm, 0.564 kg '… this is mature scholarship at its best, and a must not only for every student of the Mongol empire, but also for cultural and world historians, historians of China and the Muslim world, and anybody interested in the ongoing exchange between East and West.' Journal of the American Oriental Society In the thirteenth century, the Mongols created a vast transcontinental empire that functioned as a cultural 'clearing house' for the Old World. Under Mongol auspices various commodities, ideologies and technologies were disseminated across Eurasia. The focus of this path-breaking study is the extensive exchanges between Iran and China. The Mongol rulers of these two ancient civilizations 'shared' the cultural resources of their realms with one another. The result was a lively traffic in specialist personnel and scholarly literature between East and West. These exchanges ranged from cartography to printing, from agriculture to astronomy. The book concludes by asking why the Mongols made such heavy use of sedentary scholars and specialists in the elaboration of their court culture and why they initiated so many exchanges across Eurasia. This is a work of great erudition which crosses new scholarly boundaries in its analysis of communication and culture in the Mongol empire. Part I. Background: 1. Introduction 2. Before the Mongols Part II. Political-Economic Relations: 3. Formation of the Il-qans, 1251–65 4. Grand Qans and Il-qans, 1265–95 5. Continuity and change under Ghazan, 1295–1304 6. Sultans and Grand Qans, 1304–35 7. Economic ties 8. Overview of the relationship Part III. Intermediaries: 9. Marco Polo and Po-lo 10. Qubilai and Bolad Aqa 11. Rashid al-Din and Pulad chinksank Part IV. Cultural Exchange: 12. Historiography 13. Geography and cartography 14. Agriculture 15. Cuisine 16. Medicine 17. Astronomy 18. Printing Part V. Analysis and Conclusions: 19. Models and methods 20. Agency 21. Filtering 22. Summation. Subject Areas: Anthropology [JHM], Islam [HRH], Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC], Asian history [HBJF], General & world history [HBG]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Anthropology [JHM]
BIC Subject Area 2: Islam [HRH]
BIC Subject Area 3: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC]
BIC Subject Area 4: Asian history [HBJF]
BIC Subject Area 5: General & world history [HBG]
Item Height: 236 mm
Item Width: 161 mm
Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Author: Thomas T. Allsen
Publication Name: Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subject: Anthropology, History
Publication Year: 2001
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 564 g
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
