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The Steppe and the Sea: Pearls in the Mongol Empire - Encounters with Asia Thomas T. Allsen
The Steppe and the Sea: Pearls in the Mongol Empire - Encounters with Asia
Thomas T. Allsen
In Thomas T. Allsen's analysis, pearls illuminate Mongolian exceptionalism in steppe history, the interconnections between overland and seaborne trade, recurrent patterns in the employment of luxury goods in the political cultures of empires, and the consequences of such goods for local and regional economies.
240 pages, 9 illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 7, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780812251173 |
| Publishers | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 240 × 161 × 23 mm · 534 g |
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