Jack Weatherford, Author . Crown $25 (352p) ISBN 978-0-609-61062-6
Apart from its inapt title—Genghis Khan dies rather early on in this account and many of the battles are led by his numerous offspring—this book is a successful account of the century of turmoil brought to the world by a then little-kno
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Jack Weatherford, Author Ballantine Books $15 (288p) ISBN 978-0-449-90496-1
The discovery and conquest of the New World changed the Old World forever, from economy and diet to the concept of personal freedom. Anthropologist Weatherford here examines the many contributions made by New World natives. ``He labors a bit on the...
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Jack Weatherford, Author Crown Publishing Group (NY) $25 (293p) ISBN 978-0-517-59980-8
Weatherford brings a cultural anthropologist's wide-angled perspective to this illuminating investigation of money's role in shaping human affairs. He identifies three great mutations in the story of money. The first began with the invention of...
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Jack Weatherford, Author Three Rivers Press (CA) $17.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-517-56969-6
The discovery and conquest of the New World changed the Old World forever, from economy and diet to the concept of personal freedom. Anthropologist Weatherford, author of Tribes on the Hill , examines the many contributions made by New World natives.
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Jack Weatherford, Author Crown Publishers $24 (0p) ISBN 978-0-517-58860-4
Anthropologist Weatherford ( Indian Givers ) ranges through vast stretches of history and geography in this interesting but disappointing survey of the relationship between tribal peoples and ``so-called civilized peoples of the cities.'' Although...
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Jack Weatherford. Viking, $28 (304p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2115-4
Weatherford (Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World), former professor of anthropology at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., focuses on the religious life of Genghis Khan (1162–1227), repeating some biographical material from his...
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Doris Weatherford, Author, Jack Weatherford, Author Schocken Books Inc $18.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-8052-4017-7
As portrayed by Florida-based political consultant Weatherford in this comprehensive survey, immigrant European women were at once vulnerable and resilient. While most of them accompanied male relatives to America, many made the journey alone as...
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