A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia: Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Mongol Empire

David Christian

Wiley, Dec 16, 1998 - History - 498 pages

This is a history of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia from the time of the first inhabitants of the region up to the break up of the Mongol Empire in 1260AD.

About the author

David Christian is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Macquarie University, Sydney where he has taught since 1975. His BA and DPhil are from Oxford University. His previous publications include Bread and Salt: A Social and Economic History of Food and Drink in Russia (1982), Living Water: Vodka and Russian Society on the Eve of Emancipation (1990) and Imperial and Soviet Russia: Power, Privilege and the Challenge of Modernity (1997).

Bibliographic information

• Title: A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia: Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Mongol Empire; Blackwell History of the World
• Author: David Christian
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Wiley, 1998
• ISBN: 0631208143, 9780631208143
• Length: 498 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / General; History / General