Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

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Weatherford resurrects the true history of Genghis Khan, from the story of his relentless rise through Mongol tribal culture to the waging of his devastatingly successful wars and the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed. Read Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World author Jack Weatherford – kino-fada.fr Genghis Khan and his Mongol Horde were good news for the world Really. Not convinced Consider the following 1 Genghis Khan was an advocate of human rights, specifically freedom of religion, freedom from torture and free trade he got two of the Four Freedoms right, which is pretty impressive by medieval standards, especially when they still, like, burned heretics and unbelievers in Europe and elsewhere GK forbade the use of torture in trials and as punishment He also granted religious free Genghis Khan and his Mongol Horde were good news for the world Really. Not convinced Consider the following 1 Genghis Khan was an advocate of human rights, specifically freedom of religion, freedom from torture and free trade he got two of the Four Freedoms right, which is pretty impressive by medieval standards, especially when they still, like, burned heretics and unbelievers in Europe and elsewhere GK forbade the use of torture in trials and as punishment He also granted religious freedom within his realm, though he demanded total loyalty from conquered subjects of all religions His own immediate family was religiously diverse besides those who were Shamanists or Buddhists, a significant number were Monophysite Christians and later also Muslim converts As for the free trade thing, it wasof a byproduct of the commercial opportunities that developed along the Silk Road history s largest free trade zone , once the interior of the Eurasian land...Having listened a couple of years kago to the 5 Star captivating and detailed podcast by Funjokyk Dan Carlin HardCore HistroyWrath of the Khans I became fascinated with Genghis Khan and when this book came up on my recommendation feed in GoodReads I decided to revisit this period in historyThe Mongols existed during the 13th and 14th centuries and was the largest contiguous land empire in history They were experienced rulers way ahead of their time not only in in military terms but also in tr Having listened a couple of years kago to the 5 Star captivating and detailed podcast by Funjokyk Dan Carlin HardCore HistroyWrath of the Khans I became fascinated with Genghis Khan and when this book came up on my recommendation feed in GoodReads I decided to revisit this period in historyThe Mongols existed during the 13th and 14th centuries and was the largest contiguous land empire in history They were experience...This is a book that can and should be read by everyone, at least all with the slightest interest in world history I feel this so adamantly since what it tells us does away with serious misconceptions about the Mongol Empire It explains in a clear and comprehensible manner how the world we live in today has been improved by Mongol practices It is stated that the book is revisionary, but I believe w...This gets two stars instead of one because it s very well written Factually, however, it s abysmal.If you want a light, easy and entertaining read, you won t be disappointed If you d like to learn about Mongolian history however, I can only urge you not to read this book A better bet would be the eminentlyreliable, but still readableThe Mongolsby David Morgan.It suffers from many of the faults common to revisionist history starting out with a goo...This might be my favorite book of all time It s as fascinating as a history book or biography can get while also being a terrific read From the first page, you are immersed in understanding how an illiterate steppe warrior became ruler of an empire larger than Africa Perhaps most enticing to me are the ways in which the survival...This is a pretty radical book, and like most revisionist history it goes a little bit overboard with it s thesis Genghis Khan wasn t a bloodthirsty barbarian, he was the greatest civilizing influence the world has ever seen, bringing peace of rule of law wherever he went In addition to the amazing personal details presented about Genghis Khan and his early life as an outcast from one of the most obscure fringe nomadic tribes of Mongolia to, well, King of the World, the book does make a fascinat This is a pretty radical book, and like most revisionist history it goes a little bit overboard with it s thesis Genghis Khan wasn t a bloodthirsty barbarian, he was the greatest civilizing influence the world has ever seen, bringing peace of rule of law wherever he went In addition to the amazing personal details presented about Genghis Khan and his early life as an outcast from one of the most o...A book 17 years in the making, packed with superlatives spiced with hyperbole The author s cheerleading aside, Khan s numbers and creativity alone thrill and bewilder Alexander, Maurya, and Caesar statistically pale next to this titan it s not even close Massive Mongol Moments In 25 years, the Mongol army subjugatedlands and people than the Romans had conquered in 400 years In American terms, the accomplishments of Genghis Khan might be understood if A book 17 years in the making, packed with superlatives spiced with hyperbole The author s cheerleading aside, Khan s numbers and creativity alone thrill and bewilder Alexander, Maurya, and Caesar statistically pale next to this titan it s not even close Massive Mongol Moments In 25 years, the Mongol army subjugatedlands and people than the Romans had conquered in 400 years In American terms, the accomplishments of Genghis Khan might be understood if the United States had been founded by one of its illiterate slaves who liberated America from foreign rule cre...Weatherford relates the remarkable story of Genghis Khan as told in The Secret History of the Mongols Born in 1162, Genghis Khan grew up an uneducated outcast on the Asian steppes He learned through harsh experience to be an astute judge of people, to be self reliant and to be completely ruthless He set his own traditions He valued loyalty first followed by competence Lineage and social standing did not matter He was a great organizer and quick study, taking the best ideas from each societ Weatherford relates the remarkable story of Genghis Khan as told in The Secret History of the Mongols Born in 1162, Genghis Khan grew up an uneducated outcast on the ...3.5 Stars, really I listened to this audiobook last night, and I found it to be pretty interesting and humanizing to a person that is usually given a pretty bad rap in high school history classes Usually we re taught that he was a ruthless conqueror who killed hundreds of thousands, millions Lots of people But never anything about the man, the person, he is aside from that How did he grow up to be this man, and why This is the story that this book seeks to tell And it is a fasci...Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford is both an account of the life and empire of Genghis Khan 1162 1227 and, unfortunately, a series of unsubstantiated claims about the empire s positive contributions to the world I wanted to like this book but, theI read, theI was bothered by what seem to me to be unsubstantiated and over the top claims by the author Since I know little about Asian history, I can only assume that the first part of the book is Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford is both an account of the life and empire of Genghis Khan 1162 1227 and, unfortunately, a series of unsubstantiated claims about the empire s...

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
  • English
  • 11 October 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 352 pages
  • Jack Weatherford
  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World