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Record Nr.

UNISA996248321103316

Autore

Rossabi Morris

Titolo

Khubilai Khan : His Life and Times, 20th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface / / Morris Rossabi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

9780520945364

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Disciplina

950/.2/0924

Soggetti

Mongols - History

China Kings and rulers Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Note on Transliteration -- Chapter One. The Early Mongols -- Chapter Two. Khubilai Emerges -- Chapter Three. The Great Khan -- Chapter Four. The Conqueror -- Chapter Five. The Emperor of China -- Chapter Six. The Cultural Patron -- Chapter Seven. Mismanagement and the Chinese Response -- Chapter Eight. Decline of an Emperor -- Notes -- Glossary of Chinese Characters -- Bibliography of Works in Western Languages -- Addenda to Bibliography of Works in Western Languages (As of August, 1994) -- Bibliography of Works in Oriental Languages -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Living from 1215 to 1294, Khubilai Khan is one of history's most renowned figures. Morris Rossabi draws on sources from a variety of East Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages as he focuses on the life and times of the great Mongol monarch. This 20th anniversary edition is updated with a new preface examining how twenty years of scholarly and popular portraits of Khubilai have shaped our understanding of the man and his time.