The Mongols and the West: 1221-1410

by Peter Jackson

Book Overview

The Mongols and the West provides a comprehensive survey of contacts between the Catholic West and the Mongol Empire from 1221 to 1410. This book considers the Mongols as allies as well as conquerors; the perception of them in the West; the papal response to the threat (and opportunity) they presented and the impact of the Mongols on the expanding world view of the maturing Middle Ages. This new edition contains the latest research on the 'steppe...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138848425
• ISBN13: 9781138848429
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"