Genghis Khan and his Legacy to the Western World (Annotated Bibliography Sample)

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Genghis Khan and his Legacy to the Western World: An Annotated Bibliography
Khan, Genghis, Kublai Khan, and Muslim Mongol. "The Mongols." State, Ethnicity and the Politics of Representation in the PRC." Negotiating Ethnicities in China and Taiwan. Berkeley: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California (2006): 125-59.
The book, like most previous books talks about the conquests of the Mongols under Genghis khan and extends to look at the continuation of the kingdom even after Genghis Khan’s death, focusing on the rule of his son and grandsons. The book especially notes the level of tolerance that the Mongols extended to their subjects. Conquered subjects lived in peace as long as they were willing to pay tribute to the Mongols and all major religions were tolerated within the empire (Atta-Malik 24).
There is a focus on the law code promulgated by Genghis khan which stressed on peaceable human interactions within the empire. This resulted in international contact involving traders from Europe and Asia who travelled freely within the empire without fear (Linda, and Carboni 1270). The empire thus served as a bridge between the different civilizations of the eastern hemisphere. The Mongols hence transmitted new ideas, foods and invention to other parts of the empire and beyond.
Weatherford, J. McIver. Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world. Three Rivers Press, 2004.
The book talks about the accomplishments of the Mongols under Genghis khan. The writer mix narrative with some analysis to talk about the achievements of the Mongols. Focus is on the changes that took place in the world right from the medieval times to the modern world as a result of the Mongol conquest led by Genghis and talks about the huge empire that stretched all the way to the Mediterranean from the Pacific Ocean (Ludwig 12).
The emphasis of the book is on trade which was carried out across the empire and driven by Genghis Khan desire to create an empire that was not only might in military might, but also great when it comes to commerce (Khan, Khan, and Mongol 128). The writers talk about the influence of the Mongols under Genghis khan on the western world and in particular focusses on the introduction of the gunpowder, blast furnace, compass and printing press to the west.
Sabloff, Paula. "Genghis Khan, Father of Mongolian Democracy." Modern Mongolia: Reclaiming Genghis Khan, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (2001): 91-120.
The book is a far departure from most of the other texts on Genghis Khan that have mostly dwelt on his conquests and military prowess. The author dwells much on the democratic ideals pushed through by Genghis khan at the time he was at the helm of the Mongol empire and how these practices have influenced most of what is being practiced in the western world. The book is basically an attempt to reclaim the personality of Genghis Khan who has been portrayed as a bloodthirsty conqueror.
The writer talks about how Genghis khan sought to promote rule of law, participatory governance, basic human rights and personal freedom, and equality under the law for all the conquered subjects (March 64). The author notes that though he did not invent them, Genghis Khan practiced these democratic principles and goes on to note that this greatly influenced modern democracy as its being practiced in much of the western world.
Turnbull, Stephen. Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400. Vol. 57. Osprey Publishing, 2003.
The book mainly talks about the conquests of the Mongols under Genghis khan. Much of the focus of the book is on the military organization of the Mongolian empire and the military tactics used by its armies. The writers describes the territory conquered by Genghis Khan and the terror his armies instilled on opponents.
Some of the major things that come out of the book is how the military organization of the Mongol empire under Genghis khan greatly influenced the later military organization of the armies of the Western world (Kessler 1994). The author in particular notes that the later crusaders and even the knights of the middle ages adopted most of the military tactics used by the Mongols. In particular, the author notes that the use of mounted cavalry and bow and arrows was a tactic largely copied from the Mongols. The book focuses on how much Genghis khan military tactics influenced the west.
Komaroff, Linda, and Stefano Carboni, eds. The legacy of Genghis Khan: courtly art and culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007.
The authors focus on the military conquests of the Mongols under the leadership of Genghis Khan and how he created the greatest the greatest empire ever known. The book explores the changes wrought by the Mongols on the regions they conquered and how they themselves were influenced by the cultures of the people they come into contact with.
The book highlights how the Mongol invaders brought about changes in the areas they conquered encompassing arts, city building, and the writing of histories (Findlay and Kevin 12). Of note is how they transformed artistic practices and traditions in the works of arts of particularly china and much of Europe. Such included the illustration of manuscripts, transmission of design motifs, production of maps, and a variety of religious arts (Trubet︠s︡koĭ 19). The authors note that much of this interaction and exchange as made possible by the Mongol culture of intermarriages with their subjects and the tolerant attitude the displayed toward submissive subjects.