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Mattias Gardell writes that Koestler's thesis is " partly based on amateur anthropology ", and its scientific arguments come from The Myth of a Jewish Race ( 1975 ) by Raphael Patai and his daughter Jennifer.
It also relies on the work of earlier historians, particularly Russian-Israeli historian Abraham Poliak's Hebrew book Khazaria: Toledot mamlakhah yehudit ( 1951 ), and the History of the Jewish Khazars ( 1954 ) by Douglas Morton Dunlop, the author who Koestler himself describes as a main source.
Neil McInnes writes that Dunlop was, however, " much more tentative " in his conclusions, as were other historians of Khazars, including Peter Golden and Moses Shulvass.
Golden himself described the book as " controversial ", stating it contained " sweeping claims of Khazar legacy and influence ".

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