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Introduction
The background. Latin Christendom and its neighbours in the early thirteenth century
A world-empire in the making
The Mongol threat. The Mongol invasions of 1241-4
A remedy against the Tartars
The halting of the Mongol advance
Images of the enemy
From confrontation to coexistence : the golden horde
Hostility suspended. An ally against Islam? The Mongols in the Near East
Temür (Tamerlane) and Latin Christendom
Western traders and adventurers in the Mongol world
Mission to the infidel
Epilogue. A new world discovered?
Conclusion.
The background. Latin Christendom and its neighbours in the early thirteenth century
A world-empire in the making
The Mongol threat. The Mongol invasions of 1241-4
A remedy against the Tartars
The halting of the Mongol advance
Images of the enemy
From confrontation to coexistence : the golden horde
Hostility suspended. An ally against Islam? The Mongols in the Near East
Temür (Tamerlane) and Latin Christendom
Western traders and adventurers in the Mongol world
Mission to the infidel
Epilogue. A new world discovered?
Conclusion.