{"product_id":"the-mongol-storm-nicholas-morton-9781541616301","title":"The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the balance of world power in the Middle Ages \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the medieval Near East, but these religious wars are only part of the region's complex history. As \u003ci\u003eThe Mongol Storm\u003c\/i\u003e reveals, during the same era the Near East was utterly remade by another series of wars: the Mongol invasions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a single generation, the Mongols conquered vast swaths of the Near East and upended the region's geopolitics. Amid the chaos of the Mongol onslaught, long-standing powers such as the Byzantines, the Seljuk Turks, and the crusaders struggled to survive, while new players such as the Ottomans arose to fight back. The Mongol conquests forever transformed the region, while forging closer ties among societies spread across Eurasia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the definitive history of the Mongol assault on the Near East and its enduring global consequences. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Morton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541616308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541616301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.28w x 1.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022 pg. 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2022","brand":"Nicholas Morton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071632371967,"sku":"9781541616301","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d23139f-b2ca-4e5d-991e-d5f5f093f42a.jpg?v=1685437257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mongol-storm-nicholas-morton-9781541616301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}