Kublai Khan
by John Man
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Author: John ManEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Import
Published: 2007-03-20
ISBN: 0553817183
Number of pages: 389
Publisher: Bantam
Book Reviews of Kublai Khan
Book Review: Average book on a great topic
Summary: 2 Stars
Overall, I enjoyed reading this book, as the topic is fascinating.
However, there were times where I lost interest mostly do to the approach and writing style of the author. His scholarship is average, and he tries to create storylines that suit him for each chapter that make the book feel disconnected.
However, despite all that, there are interesting stories in the life of Kublai, and even this author can't help but capture those. So, it is better to read this book than no book about Kublai at all. However, I certainly won't pick up another John Mann book in the future and there are probably better Kublai books out there.
Summary of Kublai Khan
The authoritative biography of the great Mongol ruler, by the author of Genghis Khan and Attila.In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure dome decree
Kublai Khan lives on in the popular imagination thanks to these two lines of poetry by Coleridge. But the true story behind this legend is even more fantastic than the poem would have us believe.
Kublai Khan inherited the second largest land empire in history from his grandfather, Genghis Khan, and which he extended further, creating the biggest empire the world has ever seen; from China to Iraq, from Siberia to Afghanistan. His personal domain covered sixty-percent of all Asia, and one-fifth of the world?s land area.
The West first learnt of this great Khan through the reports of Marco Polo. Kublai had not been born to rule, but had clawed his way to leadership, achieving power only in his 40s. He inherited Genghis Khan?s great dream of world domination but unlike his grandfather he saw China and not Mongolia as the key to controlling power, and turned Genghis?s unwieldy empire into a federation. Using China?s great wealth, coupled with his shrewd and subtle governance, he created an empire that was the greatest since the fall of Rome, and shaped the modern world as we know it today. He gave China its modern-day borders and his legacy is that country?s resurgence, and the superpower China of tomorrow.
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