Last year I read three books that covered nomadic empires: The Ottomans, the Mongols, and the Mughals. When I checked out my latest read, then, I was taking a risk that it would be potentially redundant.Anthony Sattin's "Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World" looks at how nomadic peoples and empires have shaped the 'settled' communities. The book does give an overview of the three empires I read about last year but it also includes other nomadic peoples and went into more depth on how these nomads created the world we live in today. I wish it had gone into a little more depth.
I wasn't fond of the author's writing style. It felt a bit scattered and lacked focus at times in my opinion. There was a lot of potential left on the table.
I gave this book four stars out of five on Goodreads. I didn't want to punish it just because I'd read other books that covered the same subjects from a different perspective. As an introduction to nomadic people and their influence on civilization it is quite acceptable.
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