The 13th century "Secret History of the Mongols," covering the great ?inggis Qan's (?1162-1227) ancestry and life, a literary monument of first magnitude. Introduction, full translation and commentary. "The Secret History of the Mongols" has been selected by "Choice" as Outstanding Academic Title (2005).

Igor De Rachewiltz, Ph.D. (1961) in Chinese History, The Australian National University, has published extensively on the political and cultural history of China and Mongolia in the 12th-14th centuries, and on Sino-Mongolian philology. He is at present an Emeritus Fellow in the Pacific and Asian History Division of the ANU.