The Turks in World History (Paperback, New)

They swept from Inner Asia and conquered the world. Nomadic tribes, migrating and fighting their way westwards, defeated kings and kingdoms, established empires and dictated the fate of millions of subjects. This is the story of the Turkic peoples and their amazing rise to global prominence. It is a story of humble beginnings but one which soon sees an energetic and warlike people dominate vast swathes of territory. They ruled over Africans, Europeans and Asians and their empire stretched from Casablanca to Kabul. At its height it was a superpower and went it fell it brought anarchy and chaos in its wake. This remarkable history takes us on a journey, pointing out key events it follows the ups and downs of Turkish power and the influence of their culture over others. It looks at modern Turkey and the Central Asian Republics and traces their common heritage back to the nomadic warlords of two thousand years ago. (Kirkus UK)

Beginning in Inner Asia two thousand years ago, the Turks have migrated and expanded to form today's Turkish Republic, five post-Soviet republics, other societies across Eurasia, and a global diaspora. For the first time in a single, accessible volume, this book traces the Turkic peoples' trajectory from steppe, to empire, to nation-state. Cultural, economic, social, and political history unite in these pages to illuminate the projection of Turkic identity across space and time and the profound transformations marked successively by the Turks' entry into Islam and into modernity.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2005
First published:	November 2004
Authors:	Carter V. Findley (Professor of History)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	316
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-517726-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-19-517726-6
Barcode:	9780195177268

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