Título:
The secret history of the Mongol queens : how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire / Jack Weatherford.
ISBN:
9780307407153
Autor personal:
Edición:
First edition.
Información de publicación:
New York : Crown Publishers, [2010]
©2010
Descripción física:
xvii, 317 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Contenido:
The missing chapter -- Tiger queens of the Silk Route, 1206-1241 -- It takes a hero -- The growling dragon and the dancing peacock -- Our daughters are our shields -- Queens at war and commerce -- The shattered jade realm, 1242-1470 -- War against women -- Granddaughters of resistance -- The rabbit demon's revenge -- Daughter of the yellow dragon -- The falling prince and the rising queen -- Wolf mother, 1470-1509 -- The white road of the warrior widow -- Winning the war and raising a husband -- Facing the wall -- Her jade realm restored -- The secrets of history.
Síntesis:
A history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a nation that shaped the world.
Materia personal:
DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
ocn354817523
Disponibilidad:
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