ABSTRACT:
Includes bibliographical references. Articles include: Nomads in the history of the sedentary world -- Nomads in the sedentary world -- The Khazar Qaghanate and its impact on the early Rus' state -- Cuman integration in Hungary -- The influence of pastoral nomad populations on the economy and society of post-Safavid Iran -- Turko-Mongolian nomads and the iqt¯a` system in the Islamic Middle East (ca.1000-1400 AD) -- Sharing out the empire -- Nomads in the Tangut state of Hsi-Hsia (982-1227 AD) -- India and the Turko-Mongol frontier -- Steppe empires, China and the silk route -- The nomadic factor in Africa -- Conclusion.
