First published 2018
A sweeping history of the Silk Roads, from antiquity to today. Frankopan chronicles the shifting global powers that have risen and fallen along these ancient trade routes, from the Mongol Empire to the British Empire. As the center of economic and political gravity moves east, he reveals how this "New Silk Road" will reshape the 21st century world order - for better or worse.
Genres: history, international-relations, political-science, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: epic, historical
Period: 21st Century
336 pages · Paperback · Vintage