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The Mongol Conquests in World History (Globalities) Hardcover – May 15, 2012
byTimothy May(Author)
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The Mongol Empire can be seen as marking the beginning of the modern age, and of globalization as well. While communications between the extremes of Eurasia existed prior to the Mongols, they were infrequent and often through intermediaries. As this new book by Timothy May shows, 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 an extremely destructive force in the premodern world, the Mongol Empire had stabilizing effects on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants of the vast territory, allowing merchants and missionaries to transverse Eurasia.The Mongol Conquests in World History examines the many ways in which the conquests were a catalyst for change, including changes and advancements in warfare, food, culture, and scientific knowledge. Even as Mongol power declined, the memory of the Empire fired the collective imagination of the region into far-reaching endeavors, such as the desire for luxury goods and spices that launched Columbus’s voyage and the innovations in art that were manifested in the masterpieces of the Renaissance.
This fascinating book offers comprehensive coverage of the entire empire, rather than a more regional approach, and provides an extensive survey of the legacy of the Mongol Empire.
While the Mongols were an extremely destructive force in the premodern world, the Mongol Empire had stabilizing effects on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants of the vast territory, allowing merchants and missionaries to transverse Eurasia.The Mongol Conquests in World History examines the many ways in which the conquests were a catalyst for change, including changes and advancements in warfare, food, culture, and scientific knowledge. Even as Mongol power declined, the memory of the Empire fired the collective imagination of the region into far-reaching endeavors, such as the desire for luxury goods and spices that launched Columbus’s voyage and the innovations in art that were manifested in the masterpieces of the Renaissance.
This fascinating book offers comprehensive coverage of the entire empire, rather than a more regional approach, and provides an extensive survey of the legacy of the Mongol Empire.
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherReaktion Books
- Publication dateMay 15, 2012
- Dimensions5.5 x 1.3 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-101861898673
- ISBN-13978-1861898678
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"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." Peter Jackson--History Todayhistorytoday.com/blog/2012/08/mongol-conquests-world-history
About the Author
Timothy May is Professor of Central Eurasian and Middle Eastern History at North Georgia College and State University. He is also the author ofThe Mongol Art of War: Chinggis Khan and the Mongol Military System andCulture and Customs of Mongolia.
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- Publisher : Reaktion Books
- Publication date : May 15, 2012
- Edition : Illustrated
- Language : English
- Print length : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1861898673
- ISBN-13 : 978-1861898678
- Item Weight : 1.15 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.3 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,519,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #29,352 inWorld History (Books)
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Timothy May is Professor of Central Eurasian History at the University of the North Georgia. He is the author of the THE MONGOL CONQUESTS IN WORLD HISTORY, THE MONGOL ART OF WAR, and CULTURE AND CUSTOMS OF MONGOLIA. His is also the author of numerous chapters, articles, and over one hundred encyclopedia entries.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2015Format: HardcoverThis is a quite good account of the Mongol impact. Much of the book is about successor empires, following the breakup of the massive conquests than ran from Korea to Poland. It also examines the status of descendants of Chingis Khan, who remained a pool of potential conquerors for centuries.
It includes the origins of empire, the development and coexistence of the several Chingatid states (such as the Ilkhanids in Persia). Chapters include Mongol administration (rather advanced for its time), the black death, the Mongol approach to making war, and more.
Key in the book is what the author calls the Chingatid Exchange, presumably derived from the concept of the Columbian Exchange. The thesis is that the Mongols for a time provided relative peace in much of the Eurasian area, which facilitated long range trade, and included the interchange of not only goods, but also ideas, inventions, crops and concepts. There has been a lot of debate among historians how Chinese inventions such as paper and gunpowder made it to Europe. This could be the answer, although it remains a theory. Others have noted the increased intercontinental contacts, so in a way, all May has done is give it a useful name. It makes sense to me and I think it has utility in discussing these things.
The maps are not very good. The illustrations, mostly of Persian origin, are better. - Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2014Format: HardcoverTimothy May takes the Mongol Empire, a subject which has often been the subject of regional historians, and turns it into a true world history. May begins chronologically, covering the Mongols from the rise of Chingghis Khan to the empire’s dissolution. After chronologically giving the history, he proceeds to explain the Mongols and their influences in trade, warfare, administration, religion, demographic trends, and cultural exchanges. May’s most significant contribution in this work, is his coinage of the term “Chingghis exchange”, which he uses to explain cross-cultural exchanges in Eurasia facilitated by the Mongols. He contends that the Mongols, rather the Europeans, created a truly global world by 1350. This argument is a strong one, evinced mainly by the number of people affected by the Mongols compared to the European Age of Exploration. The expanse of the Mongol Empire allowed for the diffusion of ideas, technology etc., thereby globalizing Eurasia. May makes use of the existing historiography, exposing its lack of global perspective and pointing out historiographical difficulties such as the vast number of primary source languages necessary to fully research the topic. Despite this, May still manages to make use of a variety of primary sources from different regions, but most significantly synthesizing regional studies into a broad, global perspective which is necessary to fully understand the extent of the Mongol impact on the world. This work’s strength is that it takes a gigantic topic and squeezes it into a manageable book. It is an engaging, well-written work that does a great job holding the reader’s interest. It is filled with illustrations, its only possible weakness being a lack of detailed maps. Overall, it is an excellent read and really captures the essence of the Mongol Empire as a global force of connectivity, rather than just a steamroller of civilizations.
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- DsfReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2012
5.0 out of 5 starsexcellent overview by a true scholar
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseThis is an excellent survey of the Mongol Empire and its significance in world history by an expert in the field. I am proud to say that Prof May and I share a tutor in the renowned Mongol specialist Prof David Morgan of Wisconsin. This work complements Prof Morgan's own splendid oeuvre perfectly.
