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 | | The Role of Migration in the History of the Eurasian Steppe: Sedentary Civilization vs. 'Barbarian' and Nomad (Role Migrant History Eurasian Step) by Andrew Bell-Fialkoff (Editor) ISBN-10: 0312212070 ISBN-10: 0-312-21207-0 ISBN-13: 9780312212070 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-21207-0 Hardcover 2000-08-05 Palgrave Macmillan Find Lowest Price |
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Book Description Throughout their entire history, the sedentary civilizations of China and Europe had to deal with nomads and "barbarians." This unique volume explores their drastically different responses: China "chose" containment while Europe "chose" expansion. Migration played a crucial role in this interaction. Issuing from two population centers, the sedentary one in the West and the nomadic one in the East, two powerful population streams confronted each other in the Eurasian Steppe. This confrontation was a crucial factor in determining patterns of Eurasian history--it destroyed existing states, created new ones, and drastically changed the balance of power. Even today, while Russian populations in Asia contract, the population pressures in China and Central Asia continue to build and are likely to spill over across the border. This book shows how we are witnessing the beginning of a new cycle of the age-old contest. | ||
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The Role of Migration A topnotch historian examines a very unusual aspect of Eurasian history: the interaction of several types of civilization in the Eurasian Steppe. It is very well written, destined for scholar and layman, and is a wonderful contribution to this complex subject. It is a detailed, expert, and well thought out examination of an often contradictory and hard to untangle history of migrations... | ||
Very informative If you have any interest in this area of study, or need a book to help you a with a term paper on this subject, this is the one for you. It has loads of information and is very well organized and written. It also has a very comprehensive bibliography, so if you need to delve further into any specific areas, there are numerous suggestions. Highly recommended. | ||