The Thirteenth Tribe: The Khazar Empire and its Heritage

FROM THE BACK COVER: "THIS BOOK TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT KHAZAR EMPIRE, A MAJOR BUT ALMOST FORGOTTEN POWER IN EASTERN EUROPE, WHICH IN THE DARK AGES BECAME CONVERTED TO JUDAISM. KHAZARIA WAS FINALLY WIPED OUT BY THE FORCES OF GENGHIS KHAN, BUT EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE KHAZARS THEMSELVES MIGRATED TO POLAND AND FORMED THE CRADLE OF WESTERN JEWRY..." INCLUDES: TABLE OF CONTENTS MAP: THE KHAZAR EMPIRE PART 1: RISE AND FALL OF THE KHAZARS I. RISE II. CONVERSION III. DECLINE IV. FALL PART TWO: THE HERITAGE V. EXODUS VI. WHERE FROM? VII. CROSS-CURRENTS VIII. RACE AND MYTH APPENDICES: I. A NOTE ON SPELLING II. A NOTE ON SOURCES III. THE 'KHAZAR CORRESPONDENCE' IV. SOME IMPLICATIONS-ISRAEL AND THE DIASPORA REFERENCES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX