Mongols in Western/American consciousness
By: Kevin Stuart.
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Lewiston, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Mongols; Mongols -- Public opinion; Public opinion -- United States; Public opinion -- Europe; Mongolia -- Description and travel
Description: This text examines the influence of medieval conceptions of the Mongols as monsters, how these impressions affected the creation of a "Mongol" racial category for mankind, what travellers observed and reported while in Mongol domains, the realm of fiction and film in the field of Mongolian studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.