The Cambridge History of Inner Asia

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The Cambridge History of Inner Asia
Author Denis Sinor (Edited the 1st vol.)
Nicola Di Cosmo, Allen J. Frank and Peter B. Golden (Edited the 2nd vol.)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Asian history
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Published1987 onwards
No. of books3 (2 published)

The Cambridge History of Inner Asia is an ongoing series of history books published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) covering the early and modern history of Inner Asian and Central Asian peoples.

Contents

The first volume titled "The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia" was edited by Denis Sinor, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Central Asian Studies at the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University in 1987 and published in 1990. [1] This volume introduces the geographical setting of Central Asia and follows its history from the palaeolithic era to the rise of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century.

The series' second volume, The Cambridge History of Inner Asia: The Chinggisid Age, was published in 2009. Similar to the previous volume, a large group of international experts contributed to each chapter. This volume centres on the history and legacy of the Mongol World Empire founded by Genghis Khan and its successor states, including its impact upon the modern world. [2]

The Cambridge History of Inner Asia: The Modern Age is set to be released in the near future. [3]

Contents

The volumes of the series are as follows:

  1. Early Inner Asia (edited by Denis Sinor), (March 30, 1990). ISBN   978-0521243049.
  2. The Chinggisid Age (edited by Nicola Di Cosmo, Allen J. Frank and Peter B. Golden), September 28, 2009. ISBN   978-0521849265
  3. The Modern Age (edited by Annette Bohr and Edmund Herzig), forthcoming. [4]

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References

  1. Franke, Herbert. "The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia edited by Denis Sinor". Histories.cambridge.org. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. "The Cambridge History of Inner Asia | Regional and World History General Interest | Cambridge University Press". Cambridge.org. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. "Robert Crews | Stanford Department of History". history.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. "Annette Bohr". Chatham House. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

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