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Article: The Turkic Speaking Peoples: 1,500 Years of Art and Culture from Western China to the Balkans.(Brief article)(Book review)
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- The Middle East
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- October 1, 2007
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THE TURKIC SPEAKING PEOPLES 1,500 YEARS OF ART AND CULTURE FROM WESTERN CHINA TO THE BALKANS By Ergun Cagatay, Dogan Kuban Published by Prestel ISBN 3 7913 3515 4 price 47.50 [pounds sterling] hardback
Around 2,000 years ago, Turkic speaking people began migrating from the heart of Asia westward towards the Mediterranean. On the way, they founded several empires and their cultures still exist today, spread over a vast region. This book offers a comprehensive look at the history and importance of Turkish culture, from the classification of Turkic languages to art and ...