Jack Weatherford est un auteur célèbre, réputé pour ses explorations de l'impact profond des peuples autochtones des Amériques et de l'histoire mongole sur le monde moderne. Son travail se caractérise par une recherche méticuleuse et une capacité distinctive à relier des domaines apparemment disparates tels que l'anthropologie, l'histoire et l'économie. L'approche de Weatherford révèle des influences profondes et souvent négligées qui ont façonné nos institutions et nos modes de pensée mondiaux contemporains.
A re-evaluation of Genghis Khan's rise to power examines the reforms the conqueror instituted throughout his empire and his uniting of East and West, which set the foundation for the nation-states and economic systems of the modern era.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age—by the author featured in Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan. The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. From the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made.
In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card.
A revealing, witty, and altogether fascinating story of the tribal customs and rituals that help shape our nation's laws. The Washingtonian Sharp, funny and ultimately disquieting. The Washington Book Review
Presents a meticulously researched account of the pivotal contributions of the dynasty's women throughout subsequent centuries.
A “provocative [and] vivid” ( Minneapolis Star Tribune ) look at the primitive cultures that have given many gifts to the modern world, and how their very existence is now threatened “This book should serve as a ‘wake-up’ call to people everywhere.”— Library JournalIn Indian Givers and Native Roots , renowned anthropologist Jack Weatherford explored the clash between Native American and European cultures. Now, in Savages and Civilization, Weatherford broadens his focus to examine how civilization threatens to obliterate unique tribal and ethnic cultures around the world—and in the process imperils its own existence. As Weatherford explains, the relationship between “civilized” and “savage” peoples through history has encompassed not only violence, but also a surprising degree of cooperation, mutual influence, trade, and intermarriage. But this relationship has now entered a critical stage everywhere in the world, as indigenous peoples fiercely resist the onslaught of a global civilization that will obliterate their identities. Savages and Civilization powerfully demonstrates that our survival as a species is based not on a choice between savages and civilization, but rather on a commitment to their vital coexistence.
Exploring the remarkable transformation from a land empire to maritime dominance, this book delves into how Khublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, overcame the challenges of conquering China and establishing the Yuan dynasty. It highlights the evolution of the Mongols from nomadic warriors to masters of the sea, showcasing their unexpected naval prowess. Drawing on extensive research and deep cultural insights, the narrative vividly brings to life this lesser-known chapter of history.
Mongolská armáda vedená Džingischánom si za dvadsaťpäť rokov podmanila viac území a národov ako Rimania za štyristo rokov. V takmer každej krajine, ktorú Mongoli dobyli, nastal bezprecedentný vzostup kultúrnej komunikácie, rozšíril sa obchod a civilizácia prekvitala. Táto brilantná revízia dejín opisuje príbeh vzostupu, kmeňovú kultúruaj rozmach civilizácie, ktorý spustila Mongolská ríša. Je viac ako epickým príbehom o tom, ako vznikal súčasný svet. Autor skúma Džingischánov odkaz a vplyv; prisudzuje mnohé aspekty renesancie –napríklad rozšírenie využívania papiera a tlače, kompasu, pušného prachu a hudobných nástrojov (konkrétne huslí) – vplyvu obchodu, ktorý umožnil Džingischán a Mongolská ríša. Tvrdí, že európska renesancia nebola znovuzrodením Grécka a Ríma, ale konceptov Mongolskej ríše. Tá bola podľa neho impulzom pre európsky vek zámorských objavov. O dve storočia neskôr sa Európania snažili obnoviť lukratívny globálny obchod, ktorý sa po páde Mongolskej ríše vytratil.
In den fünf Jahrhunderten nach der Entdeckung Amerikas durch Kolumbus haben die Völker der Welt von den Indianern Amerikas ausserordentlich profitiert. Viele Produkte, die für uns heute selbstverständlich sind, kamen ursprünglich aus der Neuen Welt nach europa. Vaseline, Chinin, Kautschuk, Kaffee, Kakao, Kartoffeln und MAis sind die Gaben Amerikas an europa, hinzu kommen Gold- und Silberschätze vin ungeahntem Ausmaß. Was wäre die ungarische Küche ohne Chili? Wären Preußen und Russland zu den großen Kontinetalmächten aufgestiegen, hätte es die Kartoffel icht gegeben? Wie kommt es, das Aspirin die gleiche chemische Zusammensetzung hat wie bestimmte fiebersenkende Rindensude der Indianer? Was wäre Europas Wirtschaft ohne das peruanische Silber? Der Anthropologe Jack Weatherford lenkt die Aufmerksamkeit der Leser auf die Tatsache, dass viel zu lange der Beitrag der amerikanischen Indianer zur Weltwirtschaft und Kulturgeschichte unterschätzt oder ignoriert wurde.
