The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan offers a sweeping rethinking of world history through the lands that connected East and West. In this ambitious and engaging work, Frankopan shows how trade, culture, conquest, and ideas moved along the Silk Roads to shape empires and civilizations across centuries.
Ideal for readers who enjoy big-picture history, this book explores the rise and fall of powers, the exchange of faiths and knowledge, and the links between Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. The Silk Roads is a thought-provoking read that broadens the way we see the past and its influence on the modern world.
