JACK WEATHERFORD is a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota. He is a specialist in tribal people and the author of Indian Givers, Native Roots, Savages and Civilization, and The History of Money.
"There is very little time for reading in my new job. But of the
few books I've read, my favourite is "Genghis Khan and the Making
of the Modern World" by Jack Weatherford (Crown Publishers, New
York). It's a fascinating book portraying Genghis Khan in a totally
new light. It shows that he was a great secular leader, among other
things."
--Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
"Reads like the "Iliad". . . Part travelogue, part epic
narrative."
--"Washington Post"
"It's hard to think of anyone else who rose from such inauspicious
beginnings to something so awesome, except maybe Jesus."
--"Harper's"
"Weatherford's lively analysis restores the Mongol's reputation,
and it takes wonderful learned detours. . . . Well written and full
of suprises."
--"Kirkus Reviews"
"Weatherford is a fantastic storyteller. . . . [His] portrait of
Khan is drawn with sufficiently self-complicating depth. . . .
Weatherford's account gives a generous view of the Mongol conqueror
at his best and worst."
--"Minneapolis Star Tribune"
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
"Reads like the "Iliad," . . Part travelogue, part epic narrative."
--"Washington Post
""It's hard to think of anyone else who rose from such inauspicious
beginnings to something so awesome, except maybe Jesus."
--"Harper's"
"Weatherford's lively analysis restores the Mongol's reputation,
and it takes wonderful learned detours. . . . Well written and full
of suprises." --"Kirkus Reviews"
"Weatherford is a fantastic storyteller. . . . [His] portrait of
Khan is drawn with sufficiently self-complicating depth. . . .
Weatherford's account gives a generous view of the Mongol conqueror
at his best and worst." --"Minneapolis Star Tribune" "From the
Trade Paperback edition."
"Reads like the "Iliad". . . Part travelogue, part epic narrative."
--"Washington Post
""It's hard to think of anyone else who rose from such inauspicious
beginnings to something so awesome, except maybe Jesus."
--"Harper's"
"Weatherford's lively analysis restores the Mongol's reputation,
and it takes wonderful learned detours. . . . Well written and full
of suprises." --"Kirkus Reviews"
"Weatherford is a fantastic storyteller. . . . [His] portrait of
Khan is drawn with sufficiently self-complicating depth. . . .
Weatherford's account gives a generous view of the Mongol conqueror
at his best and worst." --"Minneapolis Star Tribune" "From the
Trade Paperback edition."
"Reads like the "Iliad." . . Part travelogue, part epic narrative."
--"Washington Post
""It's hard to think of anyone else who rose from such inauspicious
beginnings to something so awesome, except maybe Jesus."
--"Harper's"
"Weatherford's lively analysis restores the Mongol's reputation,
and it takes wonderful learned detours. . . . Well written and full
of suprises." --"Kirkus Reviews"
"Weatherford is a fantastic storyteller. . . . ÝHis¨ portrait of
Khan is drawn with sufficiently self-complicating depth. . . .
Weatherford's account gives a generous view of the Mongol conqueror
at his best and worst." --"Minneapolis Star Tribune" "From the
Trade Paperback edition."
"Reads like the "Iliad. . . Part travelogue, part epic narrative."
--"Washington Post
"It's hard to think of anyone else who rose from such inauspicious
beginnings to something so awesome, except maybe Jesus."
--"Harper's
"Weatherford's lively analysis restores the Mongol's reputation,
and it takes wonderful learned detours. . . . Well written and full
of suprises." --"Kirkus Reviews
"Weatherford is a fantastic storyteller. . . . [His] portrait of
Khan is drawn with sufficiently self-complicating depth. . . .
Weatherford's account gives a generous view of the Mongol conqueror
at his best and worst." --"Minneapolis Star Tribune "From the Trade
Paperback edition.
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