The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

â€œThis is history on a grand scale, with a sweep and ambition that is rareâ€¦ AÂ proper historical epic of dazzling range and achievement.â€ â€”William Dalrymple,Â The GuardianÂ
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The epic history of the crossroads of the worldâ€”the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization

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 centuryâ€”this book shows how the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East.

Peter Frankopan realigns our understanding of the world, pointing us eastward. He vividly re-creates the emergence of the first cities in Mesopotamia and the birth of empires in Persia, Rome and Constantinople, as well as the depredations by the Mongols, the transmission of the Black Death and the violent struggles over Western imperialism. Throughout the millennia, it was the appetite for foreign goods that brought East and West together, driving economies and the growth of nations.

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. 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.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber part_1101946326
ReleaseDate 2016-02-16
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
UPCs 884556455787
EANs 9781101946329

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	part_1101946326
ReleaseDate	2016-02-16
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
UPCs	884556455787
EANs	9781101946329

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

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