Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (ISBN 0-609-80964-4) is a 2004 book by Jack Weatherford, Dewitt Wallace Professor of Anthropology at Macalester College. It describes the rise and impact of Genghis Khan. The text is based largely on the Secret History of the Mongols and also some parts from other Islamic and Chinese sources. Weatherford follows these sources to present Genghis Khan in a far more positive light than traditional Western historiography. Indeed, the last section of the book deals with historiography of Genghis Khan and traces how, according to Weatherford, his earlier neutral image was converted from an "excellent, noble king" into that of a bloodthirsty pagan during the Age of Enlightenment.

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  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (ISBN 0-609-80964-4) is a 2004 book by Jack Weatherford, Dewitt Wallace Professor of Anthropology at Macalester College. It describes the rise and impact of Genghis Khan. The text is based largely on the Secret History of the Mongols and also some parts from other Islamic and Chinese sources. Weatherford follows these sources to present Genghis Khan in a far more positive light than traditional Western historiography. Indeed, the last section of the book deals with historiography of Genghis Khan and traces how, according to Weatherford, his earlier neutral image was converted from an "excellent, noble king" into that of a bloodthirsty pagan during the Age of Enlightenment. Consequently many see it as a revisionist history which is more sympathetic to the Mongols than earlier works; however it can also be seen as a part of a general re-estimation of Genghis Khan, as in the well-regarded work of Ratchnevsky, who focuses on his knack for forging alliances, his fairness in dividing the spoils, and his patronage of the sciences. Similarly, Saunders has emphasized the role of the Mongol empire in opening up intellectual interactions between China, the Middle East, and Europe. (en)
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  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (ISBN 0-609-80964-4) is a 2004 book by Jack Weatherford, Dewitt Wallace Professor of Anthropology at Macalester College. It describes the rise and impact of Genghis Khan. The text is based largely on the Secret History of the Mongols and also some parts from other Islamic and Chinese sources. Weatherford follows these sources to present Genghis Khan in a far more positive light than traditional Western historiography. Indeed, the last section of the book deals with historiography of Genghis Khan and traces how, according to Weatherford, his earlier neutral image was converted from an "excellent, noble king" into that of a bloodthirsty pagan during the Age of Enlightenment. (en)
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  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (en)
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