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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rossabi, Morris, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kublai Khan, 1216-1294.

Kublai Khan.

Mongols--History.

Mongols.

China--Kings and rulers--Biography.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520945364

OCLC:

1110711464