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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-?ve years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. From the story of his ri... (show more)
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-?ve years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. From the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made. (show less)
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Genghis Khan is remembered more for his conquests than the cultural impact he left behind. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World remind those of us today that the world we live in wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for the Mongols. Not only because of their conquests, which stretched as far as Korea to Hungary, but because of the unity they brought among cultures through trade, conversion, technology, and the exchange of people and ideas. The last two chapters are in fact the book... (show more)
Genghis Khan is remembered more for his conquests than the cultural impact he left behind. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World remind those of us today that the world we live in wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for the Mongols. Not only because of their conquests, which stretched as far as Korea to Hungary, but because of the unity they brought among cultures through trade, conversion, technology, and the exchange of people and ideas. The last two chapters are in fact the books strongest in that we can trace how this change brought by the Mongols truly impacted our modern world. Those chapters on the military history of the Mongols are basic but it is the information on how the Mongols truly left a legacy that reaches to us today is what makes Genghis Khan interesting. There are few other men in history who have left such a cultural memory that is still very much alive. (show less)
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This was *so* worth reading. There are so many stereotypes out there about Mongols, and Genghis in particular, that is was enlightening to see from his point of view, and get a solid background on what the Mongols were and how they lived. Their relations to each other and to other civilizations are given much attention, which explains so much of Genghis' worldview and his actions. He was truly a great man, who had an amazing impact on the ancient and modern worlds. More leaders should loo... (show more)
This was *so* worth reading. There are so many stereotypes out there about Mongols, and Genghis in particular, that is was enlightening to see from his point of view, and get a solid background on what the Mongols were and how they lived. Their relations to each other and to other civilizations are given much attention, which explains so much of Genghis' worldview and his actions. He was truly a great man, who had an amazing impact on the ancient and modern worlds. More leaders should look into his ideas of diplomacy and fairness; they would be greatly surprised. What a shame that so many people think they know about him from the little that gets "taught" about this visionary man. Were I a college professor, I would want to use this book as a text for a course taught about him. Highly recommended to people who want a balanced view of history. (show less)
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Interesting thought: what would our world be like had Ghengis Khan not existed? What language would I be speaking/writing now? One person, changing the course of history.
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