Silk Roads

by Peter Frankopan

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · 2017 · 672 pages

This sweeping chronicle reorients our understanding of global history by focusing on the vibrant East. Frankopan reveals how the networks of trade and cultural exchange across the Silk Roads shaped civilizations, religions, and empires for millennia. For anyone seeking a deeper context for today's geopolitical shifts and a fresh perspective on the world's interconnected past, this book is an essential and illuminating read.

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