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  • A New History of the World
  • Written by: Peter Frankopan
  • Narrated by: Mike Grady
  • Length: 25 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (23 ratings)

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Publisher's Summary

Bloomsbury presents The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan, read by Mike Grady.

The No. 1 Sunday Times and international bestseller—a major reassessment of world history in light of the economic and political renaissance in the re-emerging east

For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west—in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of adventure and riches. The region stretching from eastern Europe and sweeping right across Central Asia deep into China and India, is taking centre stage in international politics, commerce and culture—and is shaping the modern world.

This region, the true centre of the earth, is obscure to many in the English-speaking world. Yet this is where civilization itself began, where the world’s great religions were born and took root. The Silk Roads were no exotic series of connections, but networks that linked continents and oceans together. Along them flowed ideas, goods, disease and death. This was where empires were won—and where they were lost. As a new era emerges, the patterns of exchange are mirroring those that have criss-crossed Asia for millennia. The Silk Roads are rising again.

A major reassessment of world history, The Silk Roads is an important account of the forces that have shaped the global economy and the political renaissance in the re-emerging east.

©2015 Peter Frankopan (P)2022 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Critic Reviews

"Brilliant and fearlessly wide-ranging." (Guardian, Books of the Year)

"Breathtaking and addictively readable." (Daily Telegraph, History Book of the Year)

"Dazzlingly good." (Evening Standard)

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Educative

Excellent insight Of Asia... and the role of silk roads in world history..must read

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Interesting Perspective

Enjoyed the book. Very interesting perspective of World History. The narration and audio quality are excellent. However, the book did come across as one sided and ant West. In an attempt to show the importance of the Middle East, the author appears to make an effort to paint the West with a clearly negative hue.

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epic journey through time to the center of history

amazing scope of historical analysis, from Mesopotamia to the current war in Crimea. great analysis, great narration and kept me paying attention despite the length. Great read for history nerds.

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Really detailed storytelling

Extremely detailed and well researched historical storytelling of the Eurasian area. Although it’s more focused on the era after 1850s, could have given equal importance to the period before that as well. Gives you a good understanding of how the countries today that are richest in resources also ended up being the most screwed

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Eurocentric biased retelling

60 percent of the silk road is through regions under Indic or Chinese influences. A complete bypass of these areas, religious influences or global importance through out the history of mankind and especially Silk Road is a criminal offence. A juxtaposition of this story along any of Peter Hopkirk's work feels like absolute propaganda straight from Goebbels playbook.

Listeners and Readers should give this book a bypass.

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Issue with the recording

There seem to be some issue with the audio quality...it is jerky...tried deleting and re downloading...no luck...

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