Genghis Khan: The History of the World-Conqueror [Paperback]

Ata-Malik Juvaini (Author), David O. Morgan (Author), John Andrew Boyle (Author, Translator)

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Arabic

Product Details

• Paperback: 763 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0295976543
• ISBN-13: 978-0295976549
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,285,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable source for scholars of Mongol history, August 20, 2005

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A scholar (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Genghis Khan: The History of the World-Conqueror (Paperback)

Boyle's excellent, readable, and well-annotated translation of Juvayni is an important resource for scholars of Mongol history. Juvayni is one of the few primary sources, and his work provides both a view of Mongol history and an interesting look at the cross-cultural interactions between the Mongols and conquered peoples. I highly recommend this book to all with an interest in Mongol history.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Style; Great History, June 28, 2006

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Stu "bookaholic" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Genghis Khan: The History of the World-Conqueror (Paperback)

If you're trying to find original sources for the history of "Genghis" Khan this is one of the few available. What's surprising is the beauty of the writing, the interesting style of this 13th century Persian. But save yourself a bunch of payola and buy it directly from UNICEF for forty bucks.

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Genghis Khan, THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD CONQUEROR, December 6, 1999

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Zeeshan Manzoor Wattoo (Pakistan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Genghis Khan: The History of the World-Conqueror (Paperback)

A book with extremely useful quotes and sayings. I would suggest everyone to read it so as to improve the vision for leadership and you don't need to have specific preoccupation with any subject like history or Philosophy etc but you will love this book when you read how Juvaini tries to justify the deeds of the Mongols and the embellished and beautified diction of JA Boyle will enable you to comprehend the subject matter of the book in it's true sense.