The Mongols and the West, 1221-1410 / Peter Jackson
- Bib ID:
- 3799324
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Jackson, Peter
- Description:
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- Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson Longman, 2005
- xxxiv, 414 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780582368965
- 0582368960
- Series:
- Medieval world.
- Summary:
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"The Mongols and the West reassesses relations between the Catholic West and the Mongols from the first appearance of Chinggis Khan's armies on Europe's horizons in 1221 to the death of Temur or Tamerlane (1405) and the battle of Tannenberg (1410), across the spheres of diplomacy missionary endeavour and trade."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Ch. 1. Latin Christendom and its neighbours in the early thirteenth century
- Ch. 2. A world-empire in the making
- Ch. 3. The Mongol invasions of 1241-4
- Ch. 4. A remedy against the Tartars
- Ch. 5. The halting of the Mongol advance
- Ch. 6. Images of the enemy
- Ch. 7. An ally against Islam : the Mongols in the Near East
- Ch. 8. From confrontation to coexistence : the Golden Horde
- Ch. 9. Temur (Tamerlane) and Latin Christendom
- Ch. 10. Mission to the infidel
- Ch. 11. Traders and adventurers
- Ch. 12. A new world discovered?
- App. The authenticity of Marco Polo's travels.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-400) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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