The Silk Roads

The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan, published in 2015 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, is a riveting exploration of the forces that have driven the rise and fall of empires, determined the flow of ideas and goods, and are now heralding a new dawn in international affairs. This book is more than just a historical narrative about the great trade routes known as the 'Silk Roads'. It is a journey through the epic history of the east towards the dawn of the modern world. The author, Peter Frankopan, masterfully narrates this story with a compelling authority and engaging readability. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex, richly textured history of the world from a non-western-centric viewpoint. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, this book reflects the author's meticulous research and his ability to weave a complex narrative into a captivating read. The Silk Roads is not just a book; it's an immersive experience that will leave you with a broader understanding of the world's past, present, and future.

The No. 1 Sunday Times and international bestseller - a major reassessment of world history in light of the economic and political renaissance in the re-emerging east

For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west - in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of adventure and riches. The region stretching from eastern Europe and sweeping right across Central Asia deep into China and India, is taking centre stage in international politics, commerce and culture - and is shaping the modern world.

This region, the true centre of the earth, is obscure to many in the English-speaking world. Yet this is where civilization itself began, where the world's great religions were born and took root. The Silk Roads were no exotic series of connections, but networks that linked continents and oceans together. Along them flowed ideas, goods, disease and death. This was where empires were won - and where they were lost. As a new era emerges, the patterns of exchange are mirroring those that have criss-crossed Asia for millennia. The Silk Roads are rising again.

A major reassessment of world history, The Silk Roads is an important account of the forces that have shaped the global economy and the political renaissance in the re-emerging east.