TY - BOOK AU - Mott,Christopher TI - The Formless Empire: A Short History of Diplomacy and Warfare in Central Asia SN - 9781594165993 AV - DS329.4 .M688 2015 U1 - 958 PY - 2015/// CY - Chicago PB - Westholme Publishing KW - Geopolitics-Asia, Central-History KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Introduction -- One: Overview of Central Asian History -- Two: Historic Examples of the Premodern Formless Empire -- Three: Post Pax Mongolica Through the Timurid Powers -- Four: The Rise of States and the Transference of a Geopolitical Legacy -- Five: The Invasion of the Littorals -- Six: Rebirth Through Smothering -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=6176597 ER -