Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia

Thomas Allsen is one of the foremost historians of the Mongol empire. His latest book breaks new scholarly boundaries in its exploration of cultural and scientific exchanges between Iran and China. Contrary to popular belief, Mongol rulers were intensely interested in the culture of their sedentary subjects. Under their auspices, various commodities, ideologies and technologies were disseminated across Eurasia. The result was a lively exchange of scientists, scholars and ritual specialists between East and West. The book is broad-ranging and erudite and promises to become a classic in the field.

Author: Thomas T. Allsen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/20/2001
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.38w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9780521803359

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2002 pg. 524

About the Author
Allsen, Thomas T.: - Thomas T. Allsen is Professor in the Department of History, The College of New Jersey, Ewing. His publications include Commodity and Exchange in the Mongol Empire: A Cultural History of Islamic Textiles (1997).

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