TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weatherford,Jack
TI  - Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world
SN  - 9780609809648
U1  - ARCH FRBC 950.21 W362G  
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - Three rivers press, 
KW  - Genghis Khan,
KW  - Mongols
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - Biography
KW  - History
N1  - Originally published in hardcover in 2004 by Crown Publishers; published in paperback in 2005 by Three Rivers Press; 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 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 ; Their golden light ; The empire of illusion -- Epilogue: The eternal spirit of Genghis Khan
N2  - 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
ER  -