The Role of Migration in the History of the Eurasian Steppe: Sedentary Civilization vs. 'Barbarian' and Nomad

by Andrew Bell, Na Na, Andrew Bell-Fialkoff

Throughout their entire history, the sedentary civilizations of China and Europe had to deal with nomads and barbarians. This unique volume explores their drastically different responses: China 'chose' containment while Europe 'chose' expansion. Migration played a crucial role in this interaction. Issuing from two population centers, the sedentary one in the West and the nomadic one in the East, two powerful population streams confronted each other...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312212070
• ISBN13: 9780312212070
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.6"