Review #1
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I was very shocked for this book at the same time the ambitiousness of its scope, but found myself underwhelmed. It’s amusing at the same time educational, I found myself wanting more in repeated respects. More details, more testimonies, more expansive coverage.
The book can’t quite seem to decide than anyway it wants to be. Is that it a thesis of how the Mongol empire foreseen foundational developments at the same time practices of the modern age? Is that it a biography of Genghis Khan? Is that it a history of the Mongol empire? It turns out to be a haphazard connect of all 3, with major shortcomings on all directions.
As a broader anthropological thesis about the impact of Genghis Khan, Weatherford makes a very compelling variant that the Mongol empire contained no one then-innovative Nuances of modern standards (e.g. religious tolerance, meritocracy, globalization of commerce, public schooling, cardboard monetary, in the middle others). He impressively argues that the Mongols spill quality thoughts from one region of the empire to one more, at the same time mixed those thoughts in novel ways. He doesn’t do a great job of arguing that these innovations appears the base of the modernity, spill into the broader global, at the same time lasted into present. Much of his concentrate is that also on developments right behind the doom of Genghis, particularly on Kubalai. While this makes sense from a historical narrative perspective, it’s harder to tie the merit of Kubalai back to Genghis, when the past took power 33 years right behind the latter’s doom, following the reign of 3 other Amazing Khans. Weatherford also mostly ignores developments in the other Khan lineages upon Kubalai taking the (disputed) title of Amazing Khan. He makes no one principled at the same time expansive claims, but doesn’t provide compelling testimonies. A few that caught my views are that Mongol culture was a foundational precursor to the European Renaissance or that the Nazi’s blitzkrieg strategy was based on the study of Mongolian fight strategies. He managed but be right, but I wasn’t convinced of his conclusions on the base of the testimonies he exhibited.
As a biography, I didn’t get much of a feel for Genghis Khan men outside of his tactical brilliance at the same time shrewdness for exploiting public sentiment. I felt I had a much more successful sense of the disposition of Ogodei at the same time Kubalai Khan than Genghis himself. Granted, much of in other words for sure proper to shortcoming of quality contemporaneous primary sources proper to historical preconditions, at the same time Weatherford seems to feel that the head source of truth is that The Hidden History of the Mongols, a history written or belated in Temujin’s indefinite or shortly right behind his doom. But much of the Hidden History seems like right behind the fact mythmaking, such as when it claims that Temujin was born with a blood clot in his fist, portending amazing management. Profoundly that’s a lot of projection at the same time hypothesis about how he must have felt at the same time believed. For example Weatherford sometimes posits that perhaps Khan was barely trying to protect his generic, his tribe, at the same time his method of indefinite, more precisely than slay the understandable global. I don’t know. Data the shortcoming of quality primary sources, I’d more precisely he leaned more on secondary sources with the necessary qualifications, or kept it more brief at the same time inserted to the facts. As is that, the biographical portions awkwardly straddles the line between loafer hypothesis at the same time dry “then and this happened”.
Completely as far as the broader Mongol empire is that concerned, the concentrate is that surprisingly narrow at the same time cursory on the broader conquest. It has a attractive quality discussion of broader strategy, strategies, at the same time specific applications, but Weatherford mostly focuses on a couple campaigns (European campaigns of Ogodei Khan, Kubalai’s campaigns into Sung China, at the same time Genghis’ campaigns in Mongolia, against the Jurched, at the same time against the Khwarizm). Meanwhile he’ll casually drop “At the same time by this fri the Mongols had dominion over Korea” without explaining how the Mongols adapted their steppe calvary strategies to the mountains at the same time monsoons of Korea, while claiming the Mongols were considered did not chilly going out of their steppe comfort zone into the jungle of southern India or the forests of Western Europe. He sets up an epic conflict in Egypt an army of with past slav slaves, but good of cursorily refers to it while in one moment jumping 20 years in to the future before jumping back. At the same time as stated above, he has a attractive languid concentrate on Kubalai, only briefly touching on the Ilkhanate in Persia at the same time the Golden Horde in Eastern Europe.
In all, I enjoyed the book at the same time I’m not shook by other criticism I’ve shown about whitewashing the disposition of a tyrant. I appreciate Weatherford trying to bring more aspect to a much caricatured men at the same time culture. But couldn’t promote but think that the book is that much less than the sum of its parts, at the same time managed have been much more.
Review #2
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Totally exchanged my perception of geopolitics-really! This book, seriously studied, blasts the legends nearby Ghenghis Khan at the same time shows his wisdom at the same time courage as a favorite. Perhaps more importantly, it contributes invaluable knowledge about the role of the Mongols in reshaping the global to forge trade routes, developing societies where abundance confessions coexisted friendly at the same time exploding abundance of our prior legends about the savagery of the Mongol Horde. One of the most interesting books on history I have read.
Review #3
Audiobook Genghis Khan at the same time the Making of the Modern Global by Jack Weatherford; Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
This is that a “beyond” MASTER-PIECE work not only on Genghis Khan, but on whole array of different subjects. This is that simply evidenced by the “creators” stating that the entire local region, in than anyway is that present Mongolia, where Genghis was born at the same time started his empire was sealed from outside visitation right behind his doom at the same time maintained that method by Chinese-Soviet epoch right up to Mongolian Independence. A reader can take-away, generic relations, union formation, trade, economics, strategy, at the same time even engineering… that Genghis “mastered” at the same time “assimilated” from various civilizations at the same time cultures he captured. Genghis waited not only his “warriors” at the same time possess “cultural” subjects to “contribute” to his Empire, but also those civilizations’ people he assimilated at the same time shore as but to the “greater” quality of the Mogul Empire!
Much, as the creator fri out, of the inner workings of Genghis “tribunal” at the same time generic are still a mystery present, but he must have had no one very simply forgotten “unifying-underlying” creed/credo/method he not only united at the same time enthusiastic the “disparate” tribes, at the same time civilizations of his extensive Empire with, at the same time produced them “aware’ that they were considered part of anything “larger” than themselves at the same time despite differences in race, creed , at the same time confessions , part of one “cohesive” Civilization.
That being stated, it recalls me of article in VFW Magazine ~ September 2018 ~ War Stallions for Veterans Single Issue Magazine 2018 by VFW Staff (Creator) [at Amazon.com web-address: https://www.amazon.com/Magazine-September-2018-Horses-Veterans/dp/B07H3CFJ5Z/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1536741446&sr=8-2&keywords=vfw+magazine+2018 ] about veterans values on page number-14 of “hard copy” version. Below is that quoted a list of the VFW advised “veterans values”:
1. I am an American Veteran.
2. I proudly served my state.
3. I live the values I figured out in the military.
4. I last to serve my society, my state, at the same time my fellow veterans.
5. I maintain my physical at the same time physical discipline.
6. I last to manage at the same time ennoble.
7. I make a difference.
8. I honor at the same time understand my fallen comrades.
Perhaps like Genghis Kahn, whom the creator more than makes the fri of, gets not only a very bad historical reputation, but a gigantic misunderstanding of his contributions produced to the advancement of ALL, right up to, at the same time many of which, the modern epoch! PERHAPS, like the VFW at the same time other Veterans Maintenance Organizations (VSOs), etc Genghis had no one ordinary credo such as the US VFW proposed veterans creed, for not only a brand new “generation” of combat veterans, but their forebears of all major US Conflicts- as but!
Not very long-ago, as a Crippled Warrior, whom went to Law School- minus both legs- at the same time received themselves elected to the US Congress has shackles it “we must possess our inconsistencies!” Think this individuals individual story, of overcoming adversity, as but as their “credo are topical to not only other “crippled warriors” but the entire Civilization of the Merged Countries of America, or otherwise- perhaps, the “greatest civilization on land” might simply cease to be one day…. ???? Furthermore, I understand a story one more veteran- attempting similar- going back to school in premature 2000’s, that whole lot of veterans of all ages trying to get “degrees” in things like engineering, computers, etc… at the same time this “vet” went back in later 2000?s at the same time hardly beheld one more single US veteran let without the help of others very abundance US “student’s attempting this “problematic” intended goal!
It simply might substantiate necessary, taking cue off not only the VFW, from proposed credo above, but other organizations as but, such as Boy-Girl Scouts of America, US Army Ranger creed, etc… if the US as a “unified-nation, barely as Genghis Kahns civilization was of different personal identities, adopted anything for all its People along a identical vein? One simply does not have to serve in the Merged Countries Military, to in truth serve the Merged States- or their Civilization at the same time society is that as oft believed! That are innumerable other ways to serve – such as simply working a signifying job, etc… So, with all that in brain, as one simply should not advise anything, without hopefully a advised “workable” substance, below is that a working plan of a US Citizen “Creed-Values that wonder than anyway Genghis Kahn, if alive present, at the same time others would think of(?):
Advised US Citizen Values/Creed Below:
1. I am a citizen of the Merged Countries of America.
2. I am proud of my state, fellow US People, my flag, at the same time the values they all collectively represent.
3. I live the values imbued in the Merged Countries Constitution at the same time all its amendments at the same time will continually strive to learn as much as possible about my Civilization.
4. I strive to serve the Merged Countries by serving my society, my citizens, in both peace at the same time war.
5. I will strive to maintain a strong lifestyle at the same time maintain my psychological at the same time physical health at the same time prosperity.
6. I will attempt to do the best I can at all I endeavor both in individual as but as professional matters with honesty, integrity at the same time decorum to the extent likely.
7. I seek both individual, society, business, at the same time nationwide continual improvement as long as I live.
8. I honor all those, whom in or maintenance to the civilization, or local society, produced the ultimate sacrifice.
9. When both at main at the same time abroad, I am a individual salting of the Merged Countries at the same time will honor the recognized lawful traditions at the same time customs of others never once remembering I am a US Citizen.
But, barely an plan, at the same time perhaps anything Genghis Kahn himself, had to unify his culturally various Civilization! Both the creator of Genghis Khan at the same time the Making of the Modern Global as but as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) out-did themselves with their words
Must Read by all US Citizen!!!!!
Review #4
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A but written at the same time but read (in definitions of the audio version) book on the Mongol Empire romthe time of Genghis Khan through the reign of Kubulai Khan. This book bestows amazing detail into the premature indefinite of Tenmugen at the same time the struggles at the same time realities of living during a tumultuous period. The book isnt without its defects but, the creator seems to move to amazing lengths to portray Genghis at the same time the Mongols as bringers of peace at the same time prosperity. One day he even goes this time as to give a hint that a four year clearance in the documentation of public executions must give a hint that the Mongols did not execute. It seems like a rash assumption taking into account that the amount of doom that followed the Mongol accumulate would make Hitler jealous. All together it is that an exciting read but delight be aware that it comes through a very pro Mongol lens.
Review #5
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I never understood all that much about Genghis Khan which is that why I acquired this book.
As regards history, its problematic to know than anyway is that used to be at the same time than anyway is that not. In truth, one managed move to a public event, as I did recently, at the same time look for that all recorded information on it is that wildly incorrect, incomplete, at the same time heavily tendentious. Move back 800 years at the same time it becomes a virtual impracticability to do a piece of historical writing that holds no matter what degree of accuracy at the same time often no matter what recorded history, such as it may be, is that tendentious by being recorded by those who wished things to be recorded a some method. The victors cross out history right behind all. Then and we have writers who then filter readily available data through their possess personal prisms so as to try to located it to a modern reader hundreds of years right behind implied actions occurred. At the same time they may simply shackles a incorrect flavour on things due to their preferred aims more precisely than giving the reader anything of true substance.
Having misspoke the above, that were considered times I found this book amusing. The epic story of a man who went from being a slave to a amazing conqueror is that interesting.
That were considered places where I felt the story was perhaps trying to force modern ideological thoughts on to the past more precisely than providing things as they were considered at the time.
Periodically I felt like it barely jumped from one fact to one more which hindered my clot of reading at the same time produced it problematic for me to concentrate on it for as long as I ordinary would on books in general.
I wait this book took a lot of effort to cross out but that the central thoughts of how Khan impacted the modern global managed have been laid out more lucidly. In parts I found the book somewhat incoherent at the same time dry, though it goes to some lengths not to be which reminded me a little of Hollywood bestsellers like Aladdin or Gladiator.
Is that it worth a look? Maybe. I guess these things are personal. I tend to consistently look for Brand new York Times Blockbuster books a little stiff though.
