Brill How Mongolia Matters: War, Law, and Society: 36 (Brill's Inner Asian Library, 36)

Product Description This book offers pioneering studies of the Mongolians and other Inner Asian peoples. Their roles in history, as well as in modern times, are evaluated. These interpretations reveal their importance in military, legal, and political changes in traditionmal and modern times. Review "this book is not only well-researched and well-considered, but is welcome for its 'deep analytical insight spun out in persuasive, accessible prose, and always favoring an approach that looks, if even slightly, outside the box' (p. 69). " Simon Wickhamsmith IIAS Newsletter, 84 (2019) About the Author Morris Rossabi, Ph.D. (1970), Columbia University is Distinguished Professor at City University of New York and author or editor of 22 books, including Khubilai Khan and Modern Mongolia. He has contributed to catalogs for exhibitions at the Metropolitan and Cleveland Museums of Art.