Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-208) and index.
Form
Also issued online.
Contents
East Asia and greater India -- The world of Islamic civilization -- Byzantine-Russian civilization -- The civilization of Western Europe -- The assault of Western European and nomadic peoples, AD 1000-1100 -- The balance restored : Byzantium, Islam, Western Europe, China, and India, 1100-1195 -- Western European and Mongol aggression, 1195-1270 -- Western European and Mongol world domination, 1270-1368 -- Epilogue, 1368-1500.