Kublai Khan : from Xanadu to superpower
Man, John, 1941-2006
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Kublai Khan hadn't been born to rule, but had clawed his way to leadership, achieving power only in his 40s. Unlike his grandfather, he saw China and not Mongolia as the key to controlling power and turned Genghis' unwieldy empire into a federation.
Main title:
Kublai Khan : from Xanadu to superpower / John Man.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Bantam, 2006.
Collation:
[xii], 383 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-369) and index.
ISBN:
9780593054482 (hbk)
Dewey class:
950.22092
Local class:
B
Language:
English
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BRN:
418057