Genghis Khan Life, Death, and Resurrection

Genghis Khan was the creator of the worlds greatest empire and he has become one of historys immortals. In China he is honored as the founder of a dynasty. In Mongolia he is the father of the nation. In Central Asia his name is still used to threaten wayward children. John Man has traveled extensively throughout China and the Gobi desert to the remote peaks of northeast Mongolia in his quest to bring the man behind these legends to life.This is a fascinating account that illuminates not just the bloody conflicts but the political machinations that formed civilization as we know it today

John Man is a historian and travel writer with a special interest in Mongolia. His Gobi: Tracking the Desert was the first on the subject in English since the 1920s. He is also the author of Atlas of the Year 1000, Alpha Beta, and The Gutenberg Revolution.

"Absorbing and beautifully written . . . A thrilling account."—The Guardian (U.K.)

"Man has scholarly gifts as well as an acute intelligence and a winning way with words. This is a fine introduction to the subject, as well as a rattling good read."—The Independent (U.K.)

"Every bit as gripping as its subject deserves. History doesn't get much more enthralling than this."—York Evening Post (U.K.)

"Chaucer lauded Genghis Khan in his Canterbury Tales, while others have compared him to Satan (sometimes to Satan's advantage). In this lively volume, historian and travel writer Man presents parallel yet conflicting views of the imperialist and Mongolian national hero. The Great Khan unified the nomadic Mongols, destroyed obstructive empires, built the largest land empire in history, opened trade from Japan to Europe, and in general made way for the modern world. His tactics included murderous but focused terror, multicultural statesmanship, and sheer energy (DNA studies estimate that his genes are in eight percent of the men of Eurasia)."—Library Journal