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Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world / Jack Weatherford
Livre
Edited by Broadway Books - 2005
A re-evaluation of Genghis Khan's rise to power examines the reforms the conqueror instituted throughout his empire and his uniting of East and West, which set the foundation for the nation-states and economic systems of the modern era
The Mongol dynasties. Introduction: The missing conqueror. The reign of terror on the steppe, 1162-1206. The blood cot ; 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 ; Their golden light ; The empire of illusion. Epilogue: The eternal spirit of Genghis Khan.