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Barbarians at the Wall - The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China (Paperback)
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Barbarians at the Wall - The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China (Paperback)
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'Man does for the reader that most difficult of tasks: he conjures
up an ancient people in an alien landscape in such a way as to make
them live.' - Guardian The people of the first nomadic empire left
no written records, but from 200 BC they dominated the heart of
Asia for 400 years. They changed the world. The Mongols, today's
descendants of Genghis Khan, see them as ancestors. Their rise
cemented Chinese unity and inspired the first Great Wall. Their
heirs under Attila the Hun helped destroy the Roman Empire. We
don't know what language they spoke, but they became known as
Xiongnu, or Hunnu, a term passed down the centuries and across
Eurasia, enduring today in shortened form as 'Hun'. Outside Asia
precious little is known of their rich history, but new evidence
reframes our understanding of the indelible mark they left on a
vast region stretching from Europe and sweeping right across
Central Asia deep into China. Based on meticulous research and new
archaeological evidence, Barbarians at the Wall traces their epic
story, and shows how the nomadic cultures of the steppes gave birth
to a 'barbarian empire' with the wealth and power to threaten the
civilised order of the ancient world.
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