Inner Asia and the Spatial Politics of Empire Archaeology, Mobility, and Culture Contact /

• Main Author: Honeychurch, William (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

This monograph uses the latest archaeological results from Mongolia and the surrounding areas of Inner Asia to propose a novel understanding of nomadic statehood, political economy, and the nature of interaction with ancient China. In contrast to the common view of the Eurasian steppe as a dependent...