Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world / Jack Weatherford ; illustrations by S. Badral ; design by Leonard Henderson ; maps by David Lindroth.
Material type: TextLanguage: Publication details: New York : Three Rivers Press, c2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxv, 312 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cmISBN:- 0609809644
- 9780609809648
- DS 22 .G45 .W43 2004
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“First Paperback edition”—title page.
“Includes bibliography”—(p. [293]-300).
Contents: The Mongol dynasties—Introduction—The missing conqueror—Part I : The reign of terror on the steppe : 1162-1206—1. The blood clot—2. Tale of three rivers—3. War of the Khans—Part II : the Mongol world war : 1211-1261—4. Spitting on the golden Khan—5. Sultan Versus Khan—6. The discovery and conquest of Europe—7. Warring queens—Part III : the global awakening : 1262-1962—8. Khubilai Khan and the new Mongol empire—9. Their golden light—10. The empire of illusion—Epiogue : the eternal spirit of Genghis Khan—Notes—A note on transliteration—Glossary—Selected bibliography—Acknowledgments—Index.