TURKESTAN: Down to the Mongol Invasion
London: Luzac and Company Ltd., 1958. Second Edition. Hardcover. This masterful history begins in the late 7th century with the Muslim invasions of what became Russian Central Asia and carries the history of the region through the period of Abbasid centralization, that of the rise of local Muslim dynasties and successive phases of Turkish dominance down to the arrival of Chingiz Khan in the early 13th. Barthold’s mastery of the historical and geographical sources and his sound critical judgement were remarkable and his "Turkestan" remains a basic work of reference for the area it covers. Translated from the original Russian and revised by the author with the assistance of H.A.R. Gibb, M.A. Octavo: xxii, 513 p. with a folding map. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. Mild bumping to the corners and tips; else very good. Very good. Item #76377
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