Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world / Jack Weatherford.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Three Rivers Press, c2012.Description: xxxv, 312 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780609809648
- 0609809644
- DS22 .G45W43 2012
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Originally published: New York : Crown, ©2004.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-300) and index.
The reign of terror on the steppe: 1162-1206 -- The blood cot -- 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 -- The global awakening -- 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.
History & Philosophy
Social Science
Sumaiya Kainat Bintey Kohinoor
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