PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
5. ABBREVIATIONS AND SIGLA xvii
6. INTRODUCTION xix
7. PROLOGUE: THE HERO AND HIS FRIENDS 1
8. 1. The Chariot Warriors 29
9. 2. The Royal Scythians 58
10. 3. Between Roman and Chinese Legions 78
11. 4. The Age of Attila the Hun 93
12. 5. The Türk Empire 112
13. 6. The Silk Road, Revolution, and Collapse 140
14. 7. The Vikings and Cathay 163
15. 8. Chinggis Khan and the Mongol Conquests 183
16. 9. Central Eurasians Ride to a European Sea 204
17. 10. The Road Is Closed 232
18. 11. Eurasia without a Center 263
19. 12. Central Eurasia Reborn 302
20. Epilogue: The Barbarians 320
21. Appendix A: The Proto-Indo-Europeans and Their Diaspora 363
22. Appendix B: Ancient Central Eurasian Ethnonyms 375
23. Endnotes 385
24. Bibliography 427
25. Index 457
26. Maps 473