TY - BOOK AU - Weatherford, Jack AU - Weatherford, Jack TI - Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world SN - 9780609809648 U1 - 950.210 WEA PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - : Crown, KW - History KW - History of Asia KW - Genghis Khan, -- 1162-1227 KW - Mongols -- History KW - Dschingis-Khan (Mongolenreich) KW - Mongols -- Rois et souverains -- Biographies KW - Mongols -- Histoire KW - Mongols -- Kings and rulers N1 - Introduction : the missing conqueror -- The reign of terror on the steppe, 1162-1206. The blood clot ; Tale of three rivers ; War of the Khans -- The Mongol world war, 1211-1261. Spitting on the golden Khan ; Sultan versus Khan ; The discovery and conquest of Europe ; Warring queens -- The global awakening, 1262-1962. Khubilai Khan and the new Mongol empire ; The global awakening ; The empire of illusion -- Epilogue : the eternal spirit of Genghis Khan N2 - Nearly every aspect of our world -- borders, political philosophies, technology, warfare, commerce, clothing, art, literature, language, and music -- bears the indelible mark of Genghis Khan and his Mongol Empire. Here is a startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age. The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a ER -