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Barbarians at the Wall

- The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China
Af: John Man Engelsk Paperback

Barbarians at the Wall

- The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China
Af: John Man Engelsk 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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''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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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 336
ISBN-13: 9780552174916
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0552174912
Kategori: Asiatisk historie
Udg. Dato: 23 jan 2020
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 203mm
Forlag: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato: 23 jan 2020
Forfatter(e): John Man
Forfatter(e) John Man

Kategori Asiatisk historie

ISBN-13 9780552174916

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 336

Udgave

Længde 22mm

Bredde 129mm

Højde 203mm

Udg. Dato 23 jan 2020

Oplagsdato 23 jan 2020

Forlag Transworld Publishers Ltd

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