The Mongols and the West: 1221-1410 / Edition 1

by Peter Jackson

Overview

Jackson (medieval history, Keele U.) explains how Christian Europe was threatened by the invasion from the steppe in the 1240s, as demonstrated by the devastation of Poland, Moravia, and Hungary. But a generation later, the Mongol neighbors seemed to offer new opportunities; those is Persian made repeated overtures to help the West in its faltered Crusades against the Muslims of Egypt and Syria, and Mongol rule opened vast territories of Asia for peaceful commerce and spread of the gospel. He includes many maps. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582368965
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/15/2005
Series:	Medieval World Series
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Peter Jackson is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Keele University, and a Fellow of the British Academy. His publications cover the Mongols, the Crusades and medieval Islam, and his most recent book is The Mongols and the Islamic World from Conquest to Conversion (2017).

Table of Contents

Introduction; chapter 1: Latin Christendom and its neighbours in the early thirteenth century; chapter 2: A world-empire in the making; chapter 3: The Mongol invasions of 1241–4; chapter 4: A remedy against the Tartars; chapter 5 : The halting of the Mongol advance; chapter 6: Images of the enemy; chapter 7: From confrontation to coexistence: the Golden Horde; chapter 8: An ally against Islam? The Mongols in the Near East; chapter 9: Temür (Tamerlane) and Latin Christendom; chapter 10: Western traders and adventurers in the Mongol world; chapter 11: Mission to the infidel; Epilogue; chapter 12: A new world discovered?; Conclusion; Appendix I: Glossary; Appendix II: Genealogical tables and lists of rulers; Bibliography; Index

Editorial Reviews

‘The Mongols and the West is an excellent resource for Asian historians, European historians, and world historians desiring to learn about Mongol interactions with the West at large including European missions and travelers, Russian rule, and Middle Eastern campaigns.’

Michael Bednar, Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri–Kansas City, USA

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