Empire of Horses: The First Nomadic Civilization and the Making of China

by John Man

Book Overview

An authoritative and rich history of the remarkable Xiongnu culture--a lost empire which preceded the Mongols and even China itself.

The author of landmark histories such as Genghis Khan, Attila, and Xanadu invites us to discover a fertile period in Asian history that prefigured so much of the world that followed.

The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 bc they dominated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643133276
• ISBN13: 9781643133270
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.7"