The Mongol World

by Timothy May (Editor), Michael Hope (Editor)

Drawing upon research carried out in several different languages and across a variety of disciplines, The Mongol World documents how Mongol rule shaped the trajectory of Eurasian history from Central Europe to the Korean Peninsula, from the thirteenth century to the fifteenth century. Contributing authors consider how intercontinental environmental, economic, and intellectual trends affected the Empire as a whole and, where appropriate, situate regional political, social, and religious shifts within the context of the broader Mongol Empire. Issues pertaining to the Mongols and their role within the societies that they conquered therefore take precedence over the historical narrative of the societies that they conquered. Alongside the formation, conquests, administration, and political structure of the Mongol Empire, the second section examines archaeology and art history, family and royal households, science and exploration, and religion, which provides greater insight into the social history of the Empire -- an aspect often neglected by traditional dynastic and political histories. With 58 chapters written by both senior and early-career scholars, the volume is an essential resource for all students and scholars who study the Mongol Empire from its origins to its disintegration and legacy.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

1068 pages, Hardcover

Published May 26, 2022

About the author

(Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Professor of Central
Eurasian History at the University of North Georgia and serves as Associate Dean
of Arts & Letters. A scholar of the Mongol Empire, he focuses on Mongol military
history and strategy. He is the author of The Mongol Art of War (2007), The Mongol
Conquests in World History (2012), The Mongol Empire (2018), The Mongols
(2019), and Simply Chinggis (2021). In 2014, he was named the University of North
Georgia Alumni Distinguished Professor, and he earned the UNG Distinguished
Teaching Award in 2021.

Reviews

[Bryn Hammond]

I reviewed in the Asian Review of Books:
https://asianreviewofbooks.com/conten...

[António Vasconcellos · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was An incredible journey to read this book to the end. This book is a library of pretty good, accurate, and complete information on every realm of the Mongol Empire from the beginning to the end, always faithful to the sources available, and the information is as up to date as possible available since the book is from 2022.
In this book was put a lot of effort and research, it started to be written in 2014... For that reason and for the quality of every chapter, this book is worth the money.
The chapters about the Mongols in the eyes of the conquered are specially good ones and at variance/distinct with other books.
Socially, trade, economy, art, religion, science and legacy are other chapters quite rare and distinct from other books.
The one about the Invasions of Europe by Stephen Pow also deserves a mention.
And if for some reason you don't get satisfied with the book, there are other uses to it like Timothy May said in an interview:
"People will buy it and read it and use it and they can also get the hardback one and use it as a dining room table if they want or as a weapon of self defense or a door stop, a desk"

Really enjoyed this one, even tho it took a while. Thanks to the Authors and Contributors.