The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia

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Summary: The Men as Product of Nature
Review: This book sets out to expalin that the Steppe nomads are fiercely independent people, who are *only bounded* by the Landscape Terrain, and Mother Nature(wheather condition), where their source of food and livelyhoods are derived from. Their entire philosophy related to righteous way to-live and to-die are the byproduct of such living conditions. Their skills of warfare and horsemanships were far superior and no match for the people of sedentary civilization, at the time. But this book does not end there, it points out the similarities and also the subtle differences amongst the Steppe nomadic tribes of different races and ethnicities, who roamed in the areas ranging from the Far East Asia to Southern Russia. The Steppe nomads became uniquely Eurasians from the inter-mixing of various tribes, and became tolerant of various Races( Aryans, Turanians, etc), and Creed( Budhism, Nestorianism, etc ). Jenghiz Khan was able to unite and build greater royal armies because of this political philosophy, that were naturally derived and shaped by the Steppe nomadic culture. It's 14th century verison of democracy perhaps more superior than any modern, in my opinion.