Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world / Jack Weatherford.
By: Weatherford, Jack [author.].
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BookPublisher: New York : Three Rivers Press, [2012]Manufacturer: [Ulaanbaatar : printer not identified], [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Edition: Hard cover paperback edition.Description: xxxv, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780609809648; 0609809644.Subject(s): Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 | Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 | Mongols -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | Mongols -- History | Mongols | Mongols -- Kings and rulersGenre/Form: Biography. | History.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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