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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

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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. 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.

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Feb 08, 2021 · Jun8 on Blue Beads in the Tundra

I just finished the book Silk Roads (https://www.amazon.com/Silk-Roads-New-History-World/dp/11019...) which deals the history of trade between East and West in detail, a fascinating read of this article piqued your interest.

⬐ fritzo
Agreed, a super interesting book. From the Mamluk Sultanate to oil wars influencing WWII...

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Mar 23, 2019 · pseudolus on Italy Joins China's New Silk Road Project

Apparently the two parties signed 29 agreements covering a wide variety of areas - all of which are fairly standard and cover the standard touchstones of trade, science and culture [0]. That said, there is an undeniable symbolism in the appearance of renewing, at least nominally, a trade route which has occupied peoples' imaginations for centuries. In passing, one of the interviewees in the BBC story (Peter Frankopan) wrote a fantastic book ("The Silk Roads: A New History of the World") on the history of the Silk Road that is well worth a read. [1]
[0] https://www.corriere.it/economia/lavoro/19_marzo_23/tutti-ac... (Italian)
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Silk-Roads-New-History-World/dp/11019...

⬐ ideonode
Actually, Peter Frankopan has recently written an even more relevant (though confusingly named) book, The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World, which is precisely about China's Belt and Road initiative and the US (and EU's) lack of pace in keeping up with the scale of China's foreign infrastructure spend.

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