The Cambridge history of early Inner Asia / edited by Denis Sinor. [electronic resource]
The Cambridge history of early Inner Asia / edited by Denis Sinor. [electronic resource]
The Cambridge history of early Inner Asia / edited by Denis Sinor. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (x, 518 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Content type
text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Introduction : the concept of Inner Asia / Denis Sinor -- The geographic setting / Robert N. Taaffe -- Inner Asia at the dawn of history / A.P. Okladnikov -- The Scythians and Sarmatians / A.I. Melyukova -- The Hsiung-nu / Ying-Shih Yü -- Indo-Europeans in Inner Asia / A.K. Narain -- The Hun period...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1990.
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Summary
This volume introduces the geographical setting of Central Asia and follows its history from the palaeolithic era to the rise of the Mongol empire in the thirteenth century. From earliest times Central Asia linked and separated the great sedentary civilisations of Europe and Asia. In the pre-modern period 'Inner Asia' was definable more as a cultur...
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The Cambridge history of early Inner Asia / edited by Denis Sinor. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge histories online.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
Bibliography: p. 424-494.
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English
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74VKVwNJo6m3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVwNJo6m3
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ISBN
1-139-05489-9
DDC
958
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991023965620802626
