Genghis Khan : and the making of the modern world
Weatherford, Jack, 1946-2004
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Jack Weatherford shows how Khan was the first ruler to grant religious freedom and how he instituted diplomatic immunity and outlawed torture. He demonstrates how Khan was responsible for uniting East and West, laying the foundations for the modern era of nation-states and global economic systems. The conventional view of Genghis Khan as a ruthless leader who destroyed societies is turned on its head in this New York Times bestseller. Scholar and researcher Jack Weatherford shows how Khan was the first ruler to grant religious freedom and how he instituted diplomatic immunity and outlawed torture. Most significantly, Weatherford demonstrates how Khan was responsible for uniting East and West, laying the foundations for the modern nation-state and global economic systems. This truly is revisionist history at its very best.
Main title:
Genghis Khan : and the making of the modern world / Jack Weatherford.
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Imprint:
New York : Three Rivers, c2004.
Collation:
312 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Crown.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780609809648 (pbk)
Dewey class:
950.21092950.2109 WEA
LC class:
DS22.G45
Language:
English
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BRN:
337615