HistoryBook · 2015
The Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan
Frankopan argues that the trading networks running between East and West made the world we live in, and that Europe's rise five hundred years ago came out of the effort to reach and control them. It runs from the cities of Mesopotamia through to the conflicts of the twentieth century. First published by Bloomsbury.
Why you should read this
Frankopan retells world history with Central Asia rather than Europe at the center, tracing how trade and empire moved along the routes connecting China, Persia, and the Mediterranean. Best for readers who want their world history reoriented away from the usual West-first framing, though the sheer geographic range asks for patience.
- Field
- History
- Form
- Non-fiction
- Published
- 2015
- Themes
- Global HistoryHistoryContemporary
