The History of the Jewish Khazars - Princeton Oriental Studies Volume 16

Princeton University Press / University of Tokyo Press, 1954

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Details

Year of publication

1954

Place of printing

Princeton, NJ

Author

Dunlop, D[Ouglas] M[Orton]

Publishers

Princeton University Press / University of Tokyo Press

Size

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Edition

F First Edition

Keyword

Judaica History Khazars Ashkenazi Kagan Judaism Conversion, Caucasus Princeton Oriental Studies Volume 16 History Religion, Judaica

Binding description

H Hardcover

State of preservation

Fair

Languages

English

Binding

Hardcover

First edition

Yes

Description

xv, [1], 293 pages. Index. Bibliography and Abbreviations. "The first comprehensive history of the Khazars in any Western language. Traces their beginnings, their possible relations with the Persians before Islam, their contacts with the Greeks and wars with the Arabs, their conversion to Judaism, the alleged correspondence with Spain, the relation with the Russions, and, finally, the collapse and disappearance of the Khazar state." - from dust jacket (not included). "Dunlop [1909-1987] taught history at Columbia University in the 1950s and '60s and was a highly-regarded scholar of the Khazars as he had command of the many languages required to study them". - Wikipedia. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Slight bow to front board. Binding intact. Includes replica dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book

ISBN: B007P5XGF4