#476 – Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire

The following is a conversation with Jack Weatherford, anthropologist and historian specializing in Jengis Khan and the Mongol Empire. He has written a legendary book on this topic titled Jengis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, and he has written many other books, including Emperor of the Seas, Kublai Khan and the Making of China, Genghis Khan and the Quest for God, The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, and other excellent books. I've gotten to know Jack more after this conversation, and I cannot speak highly enough about him. He's a truly brilliant,

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