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The Great KhansPosted Sep-26-06 15:41:54 PDT Currently reading Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford. Weatherford, a social anthropologist at Macalster College, has written an engaging yet factual account of the life of the Mongol emperor. It reads really well, and has a nice mix of narrative story-telling and historical analysis. What's particularly interesting about this book when compared to other biographies of Genghis Khan is that it spends a considerable amount of time (about half the book) talking about the impact of his policies and his legacy on the subsequent rule of the Mongols, including that of his grandson, Kublai Khan and the eventual disintegration of the emprire into the four hordes. (For an excellent account of Kublai Khan, read Morris Rossabi's book Khubilai Khan.) Weatherford's book is enjoyable, credible, and approachable. |
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