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100			_aPeter Frankopan
245			_aThe Silk Roads: A New History of the World
082			_a909
260			_aUSA _bVintage _c2017
500			_aAge Group: Adult
520			_aFar 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.
655			_aHistory
655			_aWorld history
655			_aPolitics
655			_aNonfiction
655			_aEconomics
655			_aTravel
655			_aTrade routes
655			_aCulture conflicts
655			_aImperialism
655			_aAcculturation
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