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The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East

byNicholas Morton

The Mongol Storm is Nicholas Morton's account of making and breaking empires in the medieval near east, told through the conflicts, discoveries, and decisions that gave the subject its meaning. The Mongol Storm rests its case on archival sources, narrative history, and voices from the period, making room for uncertainty while explaining what the surviving evidence can establish. The Mongol Storm also examines the assumptions surrounding its subject, connecting them to wider arguments in history. The Mongol Storm emphasizes the specific circumstances that made this story possible and the consequences that followed.

Publisher

Basic Books

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

432

ISBN

9781541616301