Jack Weatherford

Jack Weatherford is a renowned anthropologist and historian specializing in Mongolian culture and the legacy of nomadic civilizations. A former professor at Macalester College, he has spent decades researching the history of the steppe empires and conducting extensive fieldwork across Mongolia. His work combines archaeological analysis, historical texts like The Secret History of the Mongols, and firsthand observation of Mongolian traditions. Weatherford has written several influential books on tribal societies and leadership systems, but Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World remains his most celebrated work, widely praised for its groundbreaking reinterpretation of one of history’s most misunderstood figures.