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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

Peter Frankopan

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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.

Format:

Pages:: 636 pages

Publication:: 2015

Publisher:: Bloomsbury

Edition:: Reprint, International Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1408839970

ISBN13:: 9781408839973

kindle Asin:: B00XST7IX2

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

Peter Frankopan

4.17/5 (35086 ratings)

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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.

Format:

Pages:: 636 pages

Publication:: 2015

Publisher:: Bloomsbury

Edition:: Reprint, International Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1408839970

ISBN13:: 9781408839973

kindle Asin:: B00XST7IX2

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