Jack Weatherford

Jack Weatherford is an American anthropologist and author who is one of the foremost authorities on the history and culture of the Mongol Empire. Emperor of the Seas examines the extraordinary but little-known maritime legacy of Kublai Khan and the Mongol Empire's ambitious attempts to dominate the seas of East and Southeast Asia. Weatherford is best known for Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, which became an international bestseller and transformed popular understanding of the Mongol Empire. His work is characterised by its ability to make distant historical periods vivid and relevant, drawing on fieldwork, archival research and a deep respect for the cultures he studies. He is a professor emeritus at Macalester College in Minnesota. His audiobooks and books offer readers accessible, compelling accounts of world history that challenge Western-centric narratives.