Hailed by reviewers as “majestic and magisterial,” Nomads and the  Outside World was first published in English in 1984.  With the author's  new introduction and an updated bibliography, this classic is now  available in an edition accessible to students.   From reviews of the first edition:   “Magisterial.  .  .  .  Combining a phenomenal erudition, a candid  judgment, and a subtle sense of irony, Khazanov sets out to challenge  the orthodox view of nomadic feudalism and, in the process, has produced  the first comparative survey of pastoral societies that can claim to be  truly comprehensive, covering their history in Eurasia, the Middle  East, and Africa from the origins of pastoralism to the dawn of the  modern era.”—Tim Ingold, Current Anthropology  “This is the best study on pastoral nomadism that the reviewer has ever  read.  At last we have a major attempt to present the whole phenomenon  in historical, ecological, spatial and structural perspective.  .  .  .   Superb scholarship.  It is the kind of work that can only be produced  as a result of years of specific research, much deep thinking  .  .  .   and a determination to reject cant.”—John C. Wilkinson, Geographical Journal  “Khazanov's book on pastoral nomadism is a heroic endeavor of a kind no  one has seriously attempted before.  .  .  .  Particularly valuable to  western readers are the materials on the numerous peoples of Central  Asia and Siberia  .  .  .  and their integration with analysis of more  familiar societies such as those of North and East Africa and the Middle  East.  .  .  .  The insights provided by this book are too numerous to  list.”—Caroline Humphrey, Times Literary Supplement

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