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The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia
by Grousset, Rene, and Walford, Naomi (Translator)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Usual library markings. DJ taped to boards.
- ISBN 10
- 0813506271
- ISBN 13
- 9780813506272
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New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1970. Reprint. Fourth printing [stated] of this edition. Hardcover. Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Usual library markings. DJ taped to boards.. Text in English, French. xxx, 687, [1] p. Maps. Notes. Index. From Wikipedia: "Rene Grousset (September 5, 1885 September 12, 1952) was a French historian, curator of both the Cernuschi and Guimet Museums in Paris, and a member of the prestigious Académie française. He wrote several major works on Asiatic and Oriental civilizations, with his two most important works being History of the Crusades (1934-1936) and The Empire of the Steppes, a History of Central Asia (1939), both of which were considered standard references on the subject. Grousset was born in Aubais, Gard in 1885. Having graduated from the University of Montpellier with a degree in history, he began his distinguished career soon afterward. He served in the French army during World War I. In 1925, Grousset was appointed adjunct conservator of the Musee Guimet in Paris and secretary of the Journal asiatique. By 1930 he had published five major works on Asiatic and Oriental civilizations. In 1933 he was appointed director of the Cernuschi Museum in Paris and curator of its Asiatic art collections. He wrote a major work on the Chinese buddhist medieval pilgrim Xuanzang, particularly emphasising the importance of his visit to the northern Indian Buddhist university of Nalanda. Before the outbreak of World War II, Grousset had published his two most important works, Histoire des Croisades (1934-1936) and L'Empire des Steppes (1939). Dismissed from his museum posts by the Vichy government, he continued his research privately and published three volumes on China and the Mongols during the war. Following the liberation of France, he resumed his curatorship of the Cernuschi Museum and in addition was appointed curator of the Guimet Museum. In 1946, Grousset was made a member of the Academie francaise. Between 1946 and 1949, he published four final works, concentrating on Asia Minor and the Near East. In 1952, Grousset died at the age of 67 in Paris."
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- Title
- The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia
- Author
- Grousset, Rene, and Walford, Naomi (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Usual library markings. DJ taped to boards.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint. Fourth printing [stated] of this edition
- ISBN 10
- 0813506271
- ISBN 13
- 9780813506272
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Brunswick, NJ
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Abbasids, Amu Darya, Balkhash, Bukhara, Cilicia, Gobi, Hsiung-nu, Jenghiz Khan, Genghis, Issyk Kul, Kashgar, Kublai
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