Introduction
Chapter 1: Latin Christendom and its neighbours in the early thirteenth century
Chapter 2: A world-empire in the making
Chapter 3: The Mongol invasions of 1241–4
Chapter 4: A remedy against the Tartars
Chapter 5: The halting of the Mongol advance
Chapter 6: Images of the enemy
Chapter 7: From confrontation to coexistence: the Golden Horde
Chapter 8: An ally against Islam? The Mongols in the Near East
Chapter 9: Temür (Tamerlane) and Latin Christendom
Chapter 10: Western traders and adventurers in the Mongol world
Chapter 11: Mission to the infidel; Epilogue
Chapter 12: A new world discovered?
Conclusion
Appendix I: Glossary
Appendix II: Genealogical tables and lists of rulers
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Peter Jackson is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Keele University, and a Fellow of the British Academy. His publications cover the Mongols, the Crusades and medieval Islam, and his most recent book is The Mongols and the Islamic World from Conquest to Conversion (2017).
‘The Mongols and the West is an excellent resource for Asian historians, European historians, and world historians desiring to learn about Mongol interactions with the West at large including European missions and travelers, Russian rule, and Middle Eastern campaigns.’
Michael Bednar, Miller Nichols Library, University of Missouri–Kansas City, USA
