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Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world /

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Nearly every aspect of our world -- borders, political philosophies, technology, warfare, commerce, clothing, art, literature, language, and music -- bears the indelible mark of Genghis Khan and his Mongol Empire. Here is a startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of...

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Main Author: Weatherford, Jack, 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown, [2004]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Genghis Khan, > 1162-1227.
Gengis Khàn, > 1162-1227.
Genghis Khan, > 1162-1227
Dschingis-Khan (Mongolenreich)
Mongols > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Mongols > History.
Mongols > Rois et souverains > Biographies.
Mongols > Histoire.
Mongols.
Mongols > Kings and rulers.
Mongolen.
Geschichte
Biography.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:ebrary
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the missing conqueror
  • The reign of terror on the steppe, 1162-1206. The blood clot ; 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.