Reddit reviews The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia
We found 4 Reddit comments about The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
We found 4 Reddit comments about The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
I would recommend Rene Groussets The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia, its quite dated but overall still the go to source for a complete history of the Steppes various Khanates etc. There are several chapters about the Gokturks alone.
https://www.amazon.de/Empire-Steppes-History-Central-Asia/dp/0813513049
The Turks In World History by Carter Findley would be a good starting point, as it covers Turkish history from Steppes to the present day in an accessible manner. It's a broad approach, but should be able to give you a framework to discover topics you may want to explore in more depth.
Since the Turks are a Central Asian people, you may want to learn more about Central Asian history in general. Grousset's The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia is the authoritative tome, but be forewarned, it's dense, really dense.
This is a classic for sure, but it's a bit expensive bought new: http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Steppes-History-Central-Asia/dp/0813513049/ref=pd_sim_sbs_14_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=51knWPD2HSL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR104%2C160_&refRID=04WY3HDVNEBNV6HBWVVK
In addition to a chapter on Timur and the Timurids, there's a huge amount of other information on the related peoples.