Restoring Order
Conquering Iraq in the 13th and 21st Centuries. Could Genghis Khan teach the US
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132103 |
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| Authors | Jack Weatherford (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466007020074 |
| OpenAlex | W4410181775 |
| Language | EN |
In his final televised speech to the Iraqi people in 2003, Saddam Hussein denounced the invading Americans as "the Mongols of this age," a reference to the last time infidels had conquered his country, in 1258. But the comparison isn't very apt - unlike the Mongols, the Americans don't have the organizational genius of Genghis Khan
Ancient history · Economics · History · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Highly cited | No |
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