Books by Jack Weatherford
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.
“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...
The best books on Chinggis Khan
Timothy May, Historian
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The best books on Chinggis Khan, recommended by Timothy May
He was born Temüjin and was afraid of dogs as a child. He went on to create the largest land empire the world has ever known, but was more than just a bloodthirsty conqueror. Timothy May, Professor of Eurasian History at the University of North Georgia and author of a number of books on the Mongol Empire, separates the facts from the myths and explains how the modern world would have looked very different without Genghis or, more accurately, Chinggis Khan.
