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In the Shadow of Great Powers is the second volume of Christoph Baumer's History of the Caucasus. It covers the period from the Seljuk domination of the Southern Caucasus around 1050 CE to the present day. After the Kingdom of Georgia's golden age of independent power and cultural blossoming in the 12th and early 13th centuries, the Caucasus was overrun by the Mongols and soon disintegrated into innumerable smaller kingdoms, principalities and...

Central Asia is a vast region separating and at the same time connecting the civilizations of the Near East, East Asia and the Indian subcontinent with each other and with the neighboring nomadic cultures. This richly illustrated book reflects the contributions of a conference that took place in Bern in 2020 and includes 32 contributions from 56 authors from 18 countries. The conference evaluated the supra-, inter-, and intraregional modes of...

338.000 km² reine Sandwüste beherbergen eine große Vergangenheit. Rund hundert Jahre nach der Expedition des schwedischen Forschers Sven Hedin folgte ihm der Schweizer Kunsthostoriker und Fotograf Christoph Baumer in die zentralasiatische Wüste Taklamakan. Dabei entdeckte er bisher völlig unbekannte archäologische Zeugnisse einstiger Kulturen. Entstanden im Umfeld der Seidenstraßen, der Flüsse und Oasen, die einst das Landschaftsbild prägten, ...

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For the first time a comprehensive presentation of the development of urban cultures in Central Asia from the Early Bronze Age (around 3000 BC) to the Middle Ages (about 1200 AD) is exemplarily illuminated in this book on the basis of individual research projects. The treated area extends from Turkmenistan to Mongolia and was home to cultures such as the Bronze Age Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), the Sogdian of the Iron Age, th...

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In the first volume of this richly illustrated 2-volume series, historian and explorer Christoph Baumer charts the history of the Caucasus region from the emergence of the earliest human populations, through Neolithic, Iron and Bronze Age culture to the arrival of the great transnational Empires of Greece and Rome. The book includes more than 200 full-colour images and maps bringing the changing cultures of these lands vividly to life.

For more than a hundred years, Central Asia was the heartland of the mightiest military power on the planet. But after the fragmentation of the all-conquering Mongol polity, the region began a steep decline which rendered this former domain of horse lords peripheral to world affairs. The process of deterioration reached its nadir in the second half of the nineteenth century, when the former territories and sweeping steppes of the great khans w...

Sumptuously illustrated history of this fascinating region.

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Between the ninth and the fifteenth centuries, Central Asia was a major political, economic and cultural hub on the Eurasian continent. In the first half of the thirteenth century it was also the pre-eminent centre of power in the largest land-based empire the world has ever seen. This third volume of Christoph Baumer's extensively praised and lavishly illustrated new history of the region is above all a story of invasion, when tumultuous and ...

Rising from Shanxi Province like a three-dimensional mandala, the soaring peaks of Wutai Shan ('Five-terrace Mountain') have inspired pilgrims and travellers for almost two millennia. A striking terrain of towering emerald forests, wraith-like mists and crenellated ridges, this consecrated and secluded site is said to be the spiritual home of Wenshu Pusa, Bodhisattva of Wisdom. It is one of the most venerable and important Buddhist sanctuaries...

Second volume in this sumptuously illustrated history of this compelling region. Second of four.

For five millennia, the peoples and cultures of East and West have met and mingled in Central Asia. For explorers and travellers it is a promised land, a region of white spaces on the map, forgotten cities and archaeological treasures. Christoph Baumer has spent a lifetime travelling through the countries of Central Asia, making extraordinary discoveries along the way. "Traces in the Desert" follows in his intrepid footsteps as he finds eviden...

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The first study dedicated solely to the culture of Eastern Tibet, the cradle of Tibetan culture. The thoroughly researched text is the result of fieldwork conducted by both authors over a period of several years. The brilliant and inspiring images

An illustrated study of the history and civilizations of the "Southern Silk Road", written by one of the world's leading authorities and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. It offers an exploration of this ancient cultural crossroads, its various cultures and the history of the region.