Lexington Books
Pages: 296
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Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-4985-3527-4 • Hardback • March 2018 • $129.00 • (£99.00)
978-1-4985-3528-1 • eBook • March 2018 • $122.50 • (£95.00)
Penglin Wang (王鵬林) is professor of anthropology and linguistics at Central Washington University.
For more than a quarter of a century, Penglin Wang has been mining the languages and cultures of Inner Asia for clues to the identities of the peoples who inhabit that vast region between East and West. Now, in Linguistic Mysteries of Ethnonyms in Inner Asia, he presents the fruits of his labors in remarkably detailed ethnolinguistic observations solidly grounded in historical research. The results comprise a truly impressive breadth of learning and acumen that will not fail to fascinate anyone with an interest in Eurasian history and languages.
— Victor H. Mair, University of Pennsylvania