Week 2: January 21 & 23

Lecture 2. Where is Tartary? Introduction to the geography of Central Eurasia and its historical import

Lecture 3. Nomadic pastoralism and the nomadic peoples of Eurasia

• Khazanov, Anatoly. Nomads and the Outside World, 15-84
• Simakov, Georgii N. "Hunting with Raptors in Central Asia and Kazakhstan."
• Khalid, Central Asia, chapter 1
• Watch: "The Eagle Huntress" (Extended Preview) (Or watch the whole movie if you like. The film doesn't make this clear, but the people are Kazakhs living in western Mongolia. The film's dialog is in Kazakh.)
• Read "Tips for improving writing"  ...