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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. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
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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