The Silk Roads : A New History of the World (CD-Audio)

from pierthinker

Most modern narrative history focuses on the familiar tropes of Western civilisation - the early civilisations in the eastern Mediterranean leading to classical Greece, then Rome and then the expansion of Europe (and, by extension, the Americas) as the motor of global development and expansion. T...

from le.vert.galant

This is narrative world history as viewed from the center of Asia rather than from Europe. There are a number of interesting connections made, such as the effect of the Mongol invasion on the European balance of power, but several of the pre-twentieth century portions of the book are unbalanced a...

from elimatta

A specialist in Western Asia history argues that western Asia was and is the centre of the world. Oddly balanced too in that China is only a part-player in this book until the final chapter. Also odd that in the last chapter there is so much emphasis on fossil fuel wealth in western Asia and its ...

from johnwbeha

This is a very ambitious book, as it sets out to tell the whole history of the world from the perspective of the lands under "Silk Roads" that run through Asia. The subject itself is probably too broad for any historian to succeed. Of necessity he has to skim over many events and periods, particu...

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A historical look at the critical role the trade routes played in the rise of civilization. The view, however, focuses from east to west,a realignment the author hopes gives new perspectives to world history. Lots of interesting facts and events in detail, and depth of research. Cautionary note: ...