Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
by Jack Weatherford
A popular history of Genghis Khan—or as we should call him: Chinggis Khan—founder of the Mongol empire: the biggest land empire the world has ever known.
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“When this book came out in 2004 it created a lot of buzz. This was his first foray into dealing with Mongols and, like many of us, Jack Weatherford was bitten by the Mongol bug, and his enthusiasm is infectious. There are many factual errors in this book, but he’s an incredible writer and, as an anthropologist, he brings a perspective that many books on Chinggis Khan don’t have.” Read more...
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