Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world / Jack Weatherford.

By:

Weatherford, Jack, 1946-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Three Rivers Press, c2012.Description: xxxv, 312 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cmISBN:

9780609809648
0609809644

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

DS22 .G45W43 2012

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	North South University Library	Non-fiction	General Stacks	DS22.G45W43 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		48670

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-300) and index.

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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Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world / Jack Weatherford.