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The Role of Migration in the History of the Eurasian Steppe

Sedentary Civilization vs. 'Barbarian' and Nomad

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  1. Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Framework

    1. The Framework

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 1-17

  3. Migrations from Areas of Advanced Civilization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Migration and Colonization in Antiquity

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 21-35

    3. German Migrations East

      • Dean S. Rugg
      Pages 37-58

    4. Russian Migrations in the Sixteenth to Twentieth Centuries

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 59-69

    5. Russian Immigration and its Effect on the Kazak Steppes, 1552–1965

      • Rebecca W. Wendelken
      Pages 71-101

  4. Migrations of the “Forest” Tribes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. The Celts

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 105-115

    3. Early Germanic Migrations

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 117-132

    4. The Slavs

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 133-149

    5. The Vikings

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 151-179

  5. Nomadic Migrations Nomads and Their Origins

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-187
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    2. Horses and Gold: The Scythians of the Eurasian Steppes

      • Rebecca W. Wendelken
      Pages 189-206

    3. The Last of the Iranians

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 207-213

    4. The Huns

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 215-227

    5. The Falling Dominoes

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 229-249

    6. The Mongolian Impact on Eurasia: A Reassessment

      • Christopher Kaplonski
      Pages 251-274

    7. Migration, Its Role and Significance

      • Andrew Bell-Fialkoff
      Pages 275-285

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 287-355
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About this book

Throughout their entire history, the sedentary civilizations of China and Europe had to deal with nomads and barbarians. This unique volume explores their drastically different responses: China 'chose' containment while Europe 'chose' expansion. Migration played a crucial role in this interaction. Issuing from two population centers, the sedentary one in the West and the nomadic one in the East, two powerful population streams confronted each other in the Eurasian Steppe. This confrontation was a crucial factor in determining patterns of Eurasian history - it destroyed existing states, created new ones, and drastically changed the balance of power. Even today, while Russian populations in Asia contract, the population pressures in China and Central Asia continue to build and are likely to spill over across the border. This book shows how we are witnessing the beginning of a new cycle of the age-old contest.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Role of Migration in the History of the Eurasian Steppe

  • Book Subtitle: Sedentary Civilization vs. 'Barbarian' and Nomad

  • Editors: Andrew Bell-Fialkoff

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-61837-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-21207-0Published: 01 January 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-61837-8Published: 30 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 355

  • Topics: Social History, Cultural History, European History, Political History, Asian History, Anthropology

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