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Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world

Author: J McIver Weatherford
Publisher: New York : Crown, ©2004.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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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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Named Person: Genghis Khan; Gengis Khan
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: J McIver Weatherford
ISBN: 0609610627 9780609610626 0609809644 9780609809648
OCLC Number: 53045282
Description: xxxv, 312 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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.
Responsibility: Jack Weatherford.
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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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