Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- ISBN-10
- 0609809644
- ISBN-13
- 9780609809648
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Author
- Jack Weatherford
Description
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.
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