Mongol conquests & empire by Genghis Khan & his decendants.The Steppes of AsiaThe Emperors on HorsebackThe Book of the KuriltaiThe Book of the Western MarchThe Book of the Three Great LadiesThe Book of Tsar BatuThe Book of Kublai KhanThe Consequences...of All the RussiasAfterwordThe SourcesThe Mongolian SagasThe Chinese Histories & TravelersThe Persian & Arabic ChroniclersThe Eastern ChristiansThe Standard HistoryGeneralThe TransliterationIndex

    In particular, Lattimore examines the effect ofthe region's frontier status on its history and development. The book is based on extensive travel and research throughout the region as well as on exhaustive reading in Chinese, Russian, Mongolian and English sources.