The Silk Roads 1st Edition by Peter Frankopan 9781101946336 1101946334

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• ISBN 10: 1101946334
• ISBN 13: 9781101946336
• Author: Peter Frankopan

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 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. “A rare book that makes you question your assumptions about the world.” —The Wall Street Journal 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. Also available: The New Silk Roads, a timely exploration of the dramatic and profound changes our world is undergoing right now—as seen from the perspective of the rising powers of the East.

Table contents:

Chapter 1: The Creation of the Silk Road
Chapter 2: The Road of Faiths
Chapter 3: The Road to a Christian East
Chapter 4: The Road to Revolution
Chapter 5: The Road to Concord
Chapter 6: The Road of Furs
Chapter 7: The Slave Road
Chapter 8: The Road to Heaven
Chapter 9: The Road to Hell
Chapter 10: The Road of Death and Destruction
Chapter 11: The Road of Gold
Chapter 12: The Road of Silver
Chapter 13: The Road to Northern Europe
Chapter 14: The Road to Empire
Chapter 15: The Road to Crisis
Chapter 16: The Road to War
Chapter 17: The Road of Black Gold
Chapter 18: The Road to Compromise
Chapter 19: The Wheat Road
Chapter 20: The Road to Genocide
Chapter 21: The Road of Cold Warfare
Chapter 22: The American Silk Road
Chapter 23: The Road of Superpower Rivalry
Chapter 24: The Road to Catastrophe
Chapter 25: The Road to Tragedy

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