Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

By: Jack Weatherford

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford

Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization.

Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. From the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made.

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Critic reviews

"With appreciative descriptions of the sometimes tender tyrant, this chronicle supplies just enough personal and world history to satisfy any reader." ( Publishers Weekly)

"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. 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)

"Weatherford's admiration for Genghis and his firsthand knowledge of many of the sites important in Mongol history give this text an immediacy and a visual quality that are enhanced by Davis’s presentation. When the narrative begins to lag in its final hour or two as it moves farther from the twelfth century, Davis's crisp pace maintains the listener’s interest to the end. An informative and provocative work of popular history." ( AudioFile)

wow!

excellent ! the content is amazing and the narrator is just cherry on the cake! must read

Learned so much more than expected.

Learned about all the different things he establish politicly religious freedom and so forth that this made this book quite amazing.

Excellent read!!! Gives story and inspiration

Authors voice fits perfectly for this read. Gives inspiration and let you know Genghis wasn’t actually that bad of a guy.

Probably would’ve got a beer with him

So much I didn't know

I wasn't even aware of all the false information. As a doctor, the pseudoscience doctors came up with to denigrate the all the races of Asia disgusts me.

Great history book

I love how history is written by diferent points of view, I apreciate this other site of the story, we will never know the hole thruth but at least we can learn from all the versions

Well-written

This is a great book, well researched and with great storytelling skills so that it feels less like a text book and more like a novel. I learned a lot about the Mongols from this book and felt it lived up to its title of why Genghis Khan really did have a huge influence on what the modern world has become.

Who knew? New information about the Khans.

What made the experience of listening to Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World the most enjoyable?

It was new information for me. Very interesting.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

For me the most interesting aspects involved the inclusive attitude toward the cultures which were conquered.

What three words best describe Jonathan Davis and Jack Weatherford ’s voice?

clear, deep, inflection-less

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, there was way too much information for sitting.

Any additional comments?

Overall I enjoyed it. It was a little bit textbook-like but offered much new information.

great

great all around. genghis is the man and mongols oh man. I've listened to it twice.

Open your mind to a different version of history.

This audio enlightens oneself of how some history is indeed spoon fed instead of true.

Pioneer, visionary, amalgamated all the nation

Ghinghis Khan has a captivating and rather relevant character as enshrined in our modern societies' quest for a global village, which is compassionate and carring.