The Silk Roads - A New History Of The World

The Silk Roads - A New History Of The World traces how ambition and opportunity have shifted across history. While earlier centuries linked fame and fortune with the west and the New World of the Americas, this account redirects attention towards the east and its renewed pull of riches and adventure.

Moving across Central Asia and extending into China and India, it considers a region described as returning to a central role in shaping global politics, commerce and culture. The Silk Roads are presented as a wide network of connections spanning these areas, set against a changing balance of power in the world.

Synopsis

For centuries, the west and the New World of the Americas were viewed as the destination for fame and fortune. This book argues that the focus has shifted to the east, from Central Asia through to China and India, for those drawn by riches and adventure. It portrays a region that once held centre stage as rising again to influence global politics, commerce and culture.