A World History of Nomads (revised Edition)
About This Novel
Before the Age of Discovery in the West, Eurasia had always been the main stage of human history. The main theme of the historical development of Eurasia is actually the coexistence, interaction, conflict and integration of nomads and farmers for thousands of years. However, the perspective of Western maritime civilization established since the Age of Discovery and the orthodox view of dynastic history of the Han people have marginalized the nomadic steppe peoples, ignoring the historical fact that nomads once led or triggered many changes in the economy, politics, military, culture and other aspects of Eurasia. Nomads, who once existed as a marginal existence in history, play an active and positive role in this book. Masaaki Sugiyama went beyond the vision centered on Western Europe and China to depict a unique nomadic empire and world history, completely subverting the image of nomads as "barbaric invaders" or "military saboteurs". Therefore, this is a work that breaks the historical perspective of the Central Plains and Western civilization and looks at the Eurasian continent!
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