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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
by Peter Frankopan

Published: 2017-03-07
Paperback : 672 pages
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Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next. From the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast region ...
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Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next. From the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast region stretching eastward from the Balkans across the steppe and South Asia has been thrust into the global spotlight in recent years. Frankopan teaches us that to understand what is at stake for the cities and nations built on these intricate trade routes, we must first understand their astounding pasts.
 
Frankopan realigns our understanding of the world, pointing us eastward. It was on the Silk Roads that East and West first encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas, cultures and religions. From the rise and fall of empires to the spread of Buddhism and the advent of Christianity and Islam, right up to the great wars of the twentieth century—this book shows how the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East.

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  "Beautifully written historical perspective"by Jodie B. (see profile) 05/23/21

Beautifully, brilliantly written book painting a well researched history & providing a perspective we don't normally see.

 
  "The Silk Roads: A New History of the World"by Alma K. (see profile) 03/01/18

This is a book that changes the way we see history, removing the emphasis from Europe and placing it in Asia, the lands from the eastern Mediterranean to the Himalayas. It begins with the Romans and their... (read more)

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