Name: The Silk Roads: A new History of the World - Illustrated Edition
Price: 498.00 ZAR
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Author: Peter Frankopan
ISBN: 9781547600212

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The Silk Roads: A new History of the World - Illustrated Edition

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Physical Book

Author

Peter Frankopan

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Synopsis "The Silk Roads: A new History of the World - Illustrated Edition "

Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world. Peter Frankopan explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the west with a remarkable voyage at its heart the journey along the Silk Roads.From ancient world laws laid down by King Hammurabi and the mighty Persian empire, to terrifying huns, the rise of Europe, two world wars and politics today, The Silk Roads moves through time and history sewing together the threads from different peoples, empires and continents into a phenomenal history of the globe.With stories from each and every corner of society, Frankopan's magnificent retelling of his literary triumph The Silk Roads, sumptuously illustrated by Neil Packer, is a must-have world history.

Peter Frankopan

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Peter Frankopan is a Professor of Global History at the University of Oxford, where he directs the Centre for Byzantine Research, and is a research fellow at Worcester College, Oxford. He has lectured at major universities around the world, including Cambridge, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, New York, King’s College London, and the Institute of Historical Research. He is the author of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (Crítica, 2016), The New Silk Roads (Crítica, 2019), and The First Crusade (2022).

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