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Rent Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
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Format: Paperback, Unabridged-MP3
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published: Mar 2005
Genre: History - Asia
Retail Price: $20.00
Pages: 312
Synopsis
A thought-provoking re-evaluation of Genghis Khan's rise to power sheds light on the revolutionary reforms the conqueror instituted throughout his empire--including religious freedom, diplomatic immunity, and the creation of the Silk Road free-trade zone--as well as on his uniting of the East and West, which set the foundation for the nation-states and global economic systems of the modern era. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.
Reviews
This books is a fascinating history of one of the least understood and overlooked great leaders of history. The book raises new issues and makes provocative, yet well supported, points regarding the importance of Genghis Khan to evolution of the modern world of nation states.