Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World book by Jack Weatherford
By Jack WeatherfordGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World book by Jack Weatherford
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age—by the author featured in Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan. The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. From the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made. Published By Crown on 2005-03-22
Book details
- Paperback
- 354 pages
- English
- 0609809644
- 9780609809648
About Jack Weatherford
jack weatherford is a professor of anthropology at macalester college in minnesota. he is a specialist in tribal peoples and the author of indian givers, n Read More about Jack Weatherford
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