{"product_id":"the-blue-wolf-a-novel-of-the-life-of-chinggis-khan-hardcover","title":"The Blue Wolf: A Novel of the Life of Chinggis Khan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eInoue Yasushi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoshua Fogel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's most ruthless warriors, Chinggis Khan conquered nearly all of Asia in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, transforming the scattered and impoverished Mongols into an exceptionally proud and powerful nation. In this riveting and thoroughly researched portrait, Japan's celebrated epic novelist drives at the root of the khan's great desires and insatiable appetite for supremacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with his birth in 1162, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e follows the crucial alliances that led to Chinggis Khan's great campaigns in North China, Bukhara, and Samarkand, as well as the state of Khorazm. The khan was obsessed with his ancestry, not knowing whether he was the descendent of the blue wolf (mythical progenitor of the Mongols and the noble Borjigin line) or merely the bastard son of a Merkid tribesman. For Inoue Yasushi, Chinggis's ancestral anxiety lies at the center of his relentless push for empire. He struggled with his paternity as intensely as he fought his battles, and his victories stood as proof that the brave warrior was a true Mongol. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe question of paternity also formed the largest wedge between Chinggis and his eldest son, Jochi, a boy born in captivity and of similarly questionable heritage. Hailed for its sophistication and rich imagining of a remote world, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e puts a human cast on a legendary force that changed Asia and the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eInoue Yasushi (1907-1991) received numerous awards for his writing, including the prestigious Akutagawa Prize and the Japan Art Academy Award, and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature. His novels include such popular works as \u003ci\u003eThe Roof Tile of Tempyo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLou-Lan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWind and Waves\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJourney Beyond Samarkand\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoshua Fogel is Canada Research Chair and professor of history at York University in Toronto. He specializes in the history of Sino-Japanese relations and has taught at Harvard University and the University of California, Santa Barbara.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54726673301795,"sku":"9780231146166","price":82.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/4836\/2275\/files\/bzg2UzQvb2F5aU9vQXR6dkFhU2pIUT09.webp?v=1770779510","url":"https:\/\/chaptersafterdarkbookstore.com\/products\/the-blue-wolf-a-novel-of-the-life-of-chinggis-khan-hardcover","provider":"Chapters After Dark Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}