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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World is a narrative of the rise and eventual downfall of Genghis Khan and his successors. The book also explores the positive influence Genghis Khan had on the European civilization. Summary of the Book In Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, anthropologist Jack Weatherford presents his readers with the true history of Genghis Khan. The author provides a different perspective on Genghis Khan than has been typical in most Western accounts. He attributes positive cultural effects to his rule. The Mongol Army led my Genghis Khan conquered and vanquished more lands in twenty five years than the Romans did in four centuries. They brought an extraordinary rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization in every country they conquered. Genghis Khan was believed to be more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts. He put an end to torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. The book traces his story from his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World provides an incisive look into the some of the extraordinary and revolutionary work of Genghis Khan. About Jack Weatherford Jack Weatherford is the former DeWitt Wallace Professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota. He was awarded the Order of the Polar Star for Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, which is Mongolia’s highest national honor for foreigners.