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Title: Rediscover the real Mongols
Review: I have to give Weatherford credit for reviving the reputation of the much maligned Mongols. His account was a great fast-paced, exciting read. I especially liked the last two chapters which covered the global awakening that the Mongols ushered in (basically linking Eurasia through trade routes and anticipating Europe's Renaissance) and the bubonic plague (which basically undid the work of the prior chapter).My one complaint is that Weatherford is a bit too obviously biased against Christianity, and will often make non-sequitor asides about how the medieval church in Europe was intolerant, etc, etc. (Of course, we all have our biases, but Weatherford is a bit too obviously in the secularist camp.)
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