The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane |
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| Author:
| Manz, Beatrice Forbes |
| Series title: | Canto Original Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-63384-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1999 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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In the first full study of an extraordinary person, Beatrice Forbes Manz examines Tamerlane as the founder of a nomad conquest dynasty and as a supremely talented individual, raising many current questions about the mechanisms of state formation, the dynamics of tribal politics, and the relations of tribes to central leadership.
In the first full study of an extraordinary person, Beatrice Forbes Manz examines Tamerlane as the founder of a nomad conquest dynasty and as a supremely talented individual, raising many current questions about the mechanisms of state formation, the dynamics of tribal politics, and the relations of tribes to central leadership.