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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World |  | Author: Jack Weatherford
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0609809644
Dewey Decimal Number: 950.21092
EAN: 9780609809648
ASIN: 0609809644
Publication Date: March 22, 2005
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-?ve 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.
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 The Mongols as you've never known them! August 23, 2010
J. Beardsley (MD USA)
The book "Ghengis Khan and the Making of the Modern World", by
Jack Weatherford is an amazing and very worthwhile read. It definitely appeased my latest craving for all things Central Asia. However, the influence of Ghengis (pronounced "Jeng-Iss") Khan went far beyond the grassy steppe of Central Asia. As Weatherford went to great lengths to explain in bountiful detail, Khan and his Mongol prodigy conquered a vast portion of the world, and their influence was literally world-wide. The Mongol wars were the first true world wars. While the claims of the Golden Horde and Tamerlane in Persia are well known, there is much in this book that is not well known, such as the Mongol naval attempts on Japan and Java (with promising starts, these invasions ultimately failed, completely unlike the Mongol success on land), the development of a common currency, and the lighting-quick transit corridors across Central Asia. They dominated nearly everything, and their impact is strong to this day. I recall visiting Moscow, Russia in 1993 with our tour guide describing the Mongol invasion as if it had occurred only the day before. It all started with an unlikely peasant-warrior trying to reclaim his stolen wife from a rival tribe. He went on to conquer his neighbors, Mongolia, the Uyghur, the Siberians, China, Central Asia, Persia, etc. I cannot recommend this read enough. It will startle and amaze you.
Enthralling read! August 5, 2010
Renee Downing
Weatherford isn't the world's greatest prose stylist, but his research and his passion for the subject are tremendous, and the world and people he paints come to seething, full-on life. A wonderful, eye-opening chunk of nearly incredible human history.
Setting the record straight July 18, 2010
N. Mozahem (Al Ain, United Arab of Emirates)
Many historians refer to the ascendancy of the Mongols as a period of 'interruption'. It is believed by many that the human race was progressing, but then came the Mongol invasions and progress was halted. After the demise of the Mongol empire everything returned to normal and human civilization started to flourish again. Unfortunately this view has managed to creep into popular culture where the term 'Mongol' is synonymous with disease and stupidity.This is why everyone should read this book. Jack Weatherford sets the record straight in this magnificent book. The first half of the book tells the story of an unknown who rose to build and rule the largest empire that ever existed. What is more interesting than the size of the empire is its function, which the second half of the book talks about. Unlike past and present empires, the Mongols did not intend to 'rule' their people. They did not enslave men and women to build large structures, they did not kill people because of their religion, they did not decapitate people, and they did not torture. Instead, the Mongol leaders held courts where they would invite scholars from different religions to debate. The Mongol princes themselves followed different religions. Instead of building large buildings, the Mongols built roads and bridges to connect people. That is why the economy flourished in their time, and that is how different cultures came in contact with one another. Paper currency was introduced to make lives easier and allow for better travel. This is not the first book that I read for the author, and as always, his writing style is both lucid and captivating. You have to read this book to understand the genius of Genghis Khan and his descendants. It is strange how both the European and Arabic cultures refer to the Mongols as barbarians when the first was killing non-Christians, and the second was making people that did not belong to the Islamic religion pay extra taxes.
Genghis Khan by Jack Weatherford July 12, 2010
Mary Caldwell
I read this book during my 3-month stay in Mongolia and thoroughly enjoyed it. Fantastic book. Couldn't put it down.
Genghis Khan June 25, 2010
Srinivasan Iyengar (Mumbai, Maharashtra India)
Fantastic book where you dont feel like keeping it down till you have read the full book. The author has explained the story of the life of the Great Khan in an easily understandable manner and truly brought out to the world what a great person Genghis Khan was. Considering the fact that the materials on his life are scarce and dispersed, it has been an incredible job of piecing them all together so well. At a time when th ewest has always tried to impose its culture and religion in Asia, including paid evangelism, knowing the true secularist approach that Genghis Khan followed all thru his life should be an eyeopener for all who are so immersed in pushing their own selfish view of the world on others. Some of the China myths, like they have never been ruled by a foreign power is also broken when you read the Khan's conquest and subsequent expansion of empire in China (and becoming eventulaly a part of that).
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