Book number 5 this year.
Rating: Good Read
Ever since I was a small child I have been fascinated with world domination. This may possibly be a trait of all young males, but I have not let mine fade even in my well advance age. Reading about great generals, tacticians, strategists, and leaders of men is inspiring to me. That is probably why I gravitated to this book and to others like it.
Mr. Weatherford is well researched, but does tend to present a picture of the Mongols as inerrant and responsible for every advancement since the 13th century--I would disagree.
What struck me the most as I read this book, is that to understand the world we have to look at it through the lens of it own time--the context of mindsets during that age. I doubt any of you reading this blog can even name the predominant world powers of the 12th century. I meet people everyday that jump to conclusions, because they haven't studied history and why the world looks like it does today. Everything is seen for one's own limited perspective.
1 comments:
now tell me that the Bible is something we can use like it is used in modern America.
Glad you are reading so much though. You're making me look like a slacker. I'm gonna have to get on it.
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