The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

Peter Frankopan

672 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced

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Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next. From the Middle East and its political instability to China a...

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informative 98%
challenging 33%
reflective 25%
adventurous 15%
inspiring 7%
dark 6%
sad 6%
tense 3%
hopeful 1%

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slow 44%
fast 2%

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