Preface
Abbreviations
Note on transliteration
Note on proper names
Note on references
List of maps
Introduction
1. Latin Christendom and its neighbours in the early thirteenth century
2. A world-empire in the making
3. The Mongol invasions of 1241-1244
4. A remedy against the Tartars
5. The halting of the Mongol advance
6. Images of the enemy
7. An ally against Islam: the Mongols in the Near East
8. From confrontation to coexistence: the Golden Horde
9. Temür (Tamerlane) and Latin Christendom
10. Mission to the infidel
11. Traders and adventurers
12. A new world discovered?
Conclusion
Appendix I: The authenticity of Marco Polo’s book
Appendix II: Glossary
Appendix III: Genealogical tables and lists of rulers
Bibliography
IndexThe Mongols had a huge impact on medieval Europe and the Islamic world.
This major new study from the leading historian in the field reassesses relations between the Catholic West and the Mongols from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries.
Peter Jackson is Professor of History, University of Keele and author of many books, including 'The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History' (CUP 1999).
"...an excellent addition to a distinguished series." "...a work of careful scholarship and of well sustained arguments which challenge received opinions about the Mongol impact on Europe. I enjoyed reading it immensely, and recommend it unreservedly." "Bernard Hamilton - JRAS, Series 3 - Volume 15/3 - 2005" " "Professor Peter Jackson's breadth of reading is admirable and his exact notes are full of precious information about sources and secondary literature. His command of languages is breathtaking, including as it does Persian, Polish and Hungarian." "It is both a scholarly study and a profound and useful handbook for specialists, and, as such, this clearly written book will be read all over the world. It would also be suitable for a university course book" "Antti Ruotsala - Institute of Historical Research review, April 2006"
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