Genghis Khan: and the making of the modern world / Jack Weatherford.
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TextPublisher: New York : Broadway Books, 2005Copyright date: © 2004 by Jack WeatherfordCopyright date: © 2003 by Jack Weatherford and Chinggis khaan collegeDescription: xxxv, 312 pages: illustrations, maps; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780609809648; 9780307237811Subject(s): Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 | Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 | Mongols -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | Mongols -- History | Mongols | Mongols -- Kings and rulersGenre/Form: Biography. | History.DDC classification: 950.21092 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Design by Leonard Henderson, Maps by David Lindroth Inc.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-300) and index.
The Mongol dynasties -- Introduction: The missing conqueror -- The reign of terror on the steppe, 1162-1206. The blood clot ; Tale of three rivers ; War of the Khans -- The Mongol world war, 1211 -1261. Spitting on the golden Khan ; Sultan versus Khan ; The discovery and conquest of Europe ; Warring queens -- The global awakening, 1262-1962. Khubilai Khan and the new Mongol empire ; Their golden light ; The empire of illusion -- Epilogue: The eternal spirit of Genghis Khan.
A re-evaluation of Genghis Khan's rise to power examines the reforms the conqueror instituted throughout his empire and his uniting of East and West, which set the foundation for the nation-states and economic systems of the modern era.
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