Turkic

The Turkic peoples emerged from an early heroic background with the impressive virtues of such a society: individual self reliance, sagacious leadership, memorable courage, rich oral linguistic facility, etc. At present, this site offers Michael McKenny's reviews of four books and one chapter of the Cambridge History of Ancient China. It is likely that the next file placed here will be a review of Bernard Lewis's THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN TURKEY. This section was last updated on August 4, 2006 C.E.

1. The Book of Dede Korkutreviewed by Michael McKenny.

2. LORDS OF THE HORIZON a short review of Jason Goodwin's survey of Ottoman history.

3. The Northern Frontier in Pre-Imperial Chinaa review of Nicola Di Cosmo's treatment of this theme in the 13th chapter of the Cambridge History of Ancient China.

4. The Mummies of Urumchi review of Elizabeth Barber's fascinating look at archaeological work in China's Far West.

5. A Peace to End All Peace brief summary of this dense and fascinating examination of European creation of the modern Middle East in the years 1914-1922.

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