yeh, but he did conquer the known world though? it is, actually, also possible to make the case that the Europeans did the odd thing or two for world trade, aqueducts, diplomacy, viticulture, etc. It doesn't seem obvious to me that one can't fully condemn the excesses of European imperialism and at the same time have a harsh word or two for Genghis.
dd -----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Louis Proyect Sent: 02 January 2005 21:55 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Jared Diamond >Genghis Khan and his Mongols attempted much the same sort of thing upon >their invention of the stirrup? > >dd <http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/>All Things Considered, March 25, 2004 � <http://www.npr.org/about/people/bios/rsiegel.html>NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jack Weatherford about his new book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. Weatherford has spent the past eight years in Mongolia researching the man he deems the greatest ruler the world has ever seen. He says that Khan was not the stereotypical barbarian of lore, calling him a statesman responsible for laying the foundations for global trade and diplomacy. Listen: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1791972 Louis Proyect Marxism list: www.marxmail.org
