Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization

"A vibrant account of how roaming warlords shaped technology, religion and culture." -The Guardian

The barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These nomadic tribes have produced some of the world's greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, among others. From a single region emerged a great many peoples-the Huns, the Mongols, the Magyars, the Turks, the Xiongnu, the Scyth...