{"product_id":"9781800326460","title":"Storm from the East : Genghis Khan and the Mongols","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe greatest conquest in historyGenghis Khan left an empire more than twice the size of Alexander's: his successors went on to conquer and govern an area stretching from Korea to the River Danube. How did a band of nomadic herdsmen achieve so much, so fast?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite these stunning achievements, many writers dismiss the Mongols as just ferocious barbarians. This bestselling book sets the record straight. The epic starts in 1206 - when Genghis became master of 'all the people with felt tents' and an unknown tribe took the first steps towards world domination - and ends with the empire's decline and fall, after Khubilai Khan's triumphant unification with China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Marshall describes their devastating invasions, including that of feudal Europe and Christendom's clumsy attempts to understand and fend off these legendary warriors. Full of extraordinary events, painted on a vast and colourful canvas, Storm from the East brings to life a time when East and West finally came face to face and the contours of modern Asia were set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Storm from the East does not seek to excuse Mongol excesses - yet Robert Marshall appears to speak for the Mongols A fascinating voyage through time and space' Thomas Nivison Haining in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canelo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48224392216811,"sku":"EB_HI0500_D16-02_SIMS","price":24.92,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781800326460-1.jpg?v=1784346924","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781800326460","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}