{"product_id":"searches-for-an-imaginary-kingdom-the-legend-of-the-kingdom-of-prester-john-paperback-9780521108799","title":"Searches for an Imaginary Kingdom; The Legend of the Kingdom of Prester John (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521108799","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSearches for an Imaginary Kingdom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Legend of the Kingdom of Prester John\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis bold synthesis fills in many of the missing links between the histories of Europe and medieval China.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLev Nikolaevich Gumilev (Author), R. E. F. Smith (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521108799, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 April 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e428 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe so called 'Kingdom of Prester John' was a Christian power thought to exist in Central Asia at the time of the twelfth-century crusades. At a deeper level, for the steppe peoples it constitutes a distant dynamic which led to the world-shattering rise of Mongol power under Chinggis (Genghis) Khan. The book ranges widely in subject matter, space and time. Christian history and ecological, demographic, social and economic history are all interwoven with the politics, religions and literature of the vast and varied area between European Russia and China from c800 to 1300. The author's views are distinctive and stimulating and are not always accepted by western specialists. But his bold synthesis fills in many of the missing links between histories of Europe and medieval China and makes it possible to think of these vast areas as, in some senses, parts of a greater whole.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Translator's notes\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Trefoil of the Writing Desk: 1. Overcoming the study of letters\u003cbr\u003e 2. An excursion into geography\u003cbr\u003e 3. The road through history\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Trefoil of the Bird's Eye View: 4. The dark century (861–960)\u003cbr\u003e 5. The shattered silence (961–1100)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Foreshadowing the legend's hero (1100–1143)\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Trefoil of the Barrow: 7. The courage and ruin of King David (1143–1218)\u003cbr\u003e 8. The loss of a dream (1218–1259)\u003cbr\u003e 9. Dealing with the Conquerors (1259–1312)\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Trefoil of the Mouse-hole: 10. The tastes and sympathies of the author of the secret history\u003cbr\u003e 11. Jamuqa-sechen under investigation\u003cbr\u003e 12. Two in one\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Trefoil of the Tree of Thought: 13. An attempt to overcome self-deception\u003cbr\u003e 14. A space-time scheme\u003cbr\u003e 15. Construction of hypotheses\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909181268248,"sku":"9780521108799","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521108799i.jpg?v=1694976205","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/searches-for-an-imaginary-kingdom-the-legend-of-the-kingdom-of-prester-john-paperback-9780521108799","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}