The Silk Roads: The Extraordinary History that created your World – Illustrated Edition
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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.
A stunningly illustrated edition of the IndieBound and NYTimes bestselling adult book that has sold more than 100,000 copies
A stunning illustrated edition of the internationally bestselling book, which has sold over 100,000 copies in the U.S. and has been translated into sixteen different languages as well as named History Book of the Year 2015 (Daily Telegraph), Number One Non-Fiction Bestseller (The Times), Number One Bestseller (EveningStandard ), Number One Non-Fiction Bestseller (Sunday Times), Bestseller (NewYork Times), and India’s Number One Non-Fiction Bestseller.
An extraordinary narrative that marries the east with the west connecting events, empires and continents from ancient world history up to present day.
Provides readers with a three-dimensional view of the world connecting the dots that led to world-changing events with the story of the Silk Roads world at its heart.
This provocative history challenges the view of the West as heir to a pure Greco-Roman culture. . . . Frankopan marshals diverse examples to demonstrate the interconnectedness of cultures, showing in vivid detail the economic and social impact of the silk and the slave trades, the Black Death, and the Buddhist influence on Christianity.
The past need not be seen as linear or chronological, Frankopan conveys, but rather as an intersection of ever-evolving human experiences.
In his new book, The Silk Roads, Frankopan has created something that forces us to sit up and reconsider the world and the way we’ve always thought about it. . . . The book takes us by surprise right from the start.
One of Mr. Frankopan’s gifts as a storyteller is his ability to draw unusual connections across his vast canvas . . . . Frankopan has written a rare book that makes you question your assumptions about the world.
- Title: The Silk Roads: The Extraordinary History that created your World – Illustrated Edition
- Authors: Peter Frankopan, Neil Packer
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
- Print Publication Date: 2019
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 128
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781547601448, 9781547600212, 1547600217, 1547601442
- Resource ID: LLS:9781547601448
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T15:17:57Z
Peter Frankopan is Professor of Global History at Oxford University where he is also Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College. He took a First in History and was Schiff Scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge, before completing his doctorate at Oxford, where he was Senior Scholar at Corpus Christi College. He has lectured all over the world, including at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Shanghai, Beijing, Dubai, Lahore, Astana, the UN and UNICEF. His revised translation of The Alexiad by Anna Komnene was published in 2009 and The First Crusade: The Call from the East was published in 2012.
Neil Packer has illustrated many adult and children's titles, including The Name of the Rose, One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Iliad and The Odyssey and has worked on numerous titles forthe Folio Society. His work has been exhibited in the British Museum, the British Library and the Royal Academy. He has also been longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie medal.