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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Three rivers press, c 2004Description: xxxv, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780609809648
  • 0609809644
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • ARCH FRBC 950.21 W362G
Contents:
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
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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Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Frykenberg Collection ARCH FRBC 950.21 W362G (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 066860

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

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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