by Peter Frankopan · Bloomsbury Children's Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781526623560
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Explore the fascinating history of the Silk Roads in this illustrated edition. Peter Frankopan, a renowned author and historian, explores the connections between East and West through trade, conquests, and cultural exchange. From the first cities in Mesopotamia to the rise of Greece and Rome, through the Mongol invasions and the Black Death, this book reveals how the destiny of the West has always been linked to the East. With illustrations by Neil Packer, this work is a window to a globalized world where Asia and the Middle East take center stage.
Peter Frankopan is a British historian, writer, and hotelier. He is a professor of global history at Worcester College, Oxford, and the Director of the Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research. He is also professor of Silk Roads studies at the University of Cambridge, a bye-fellow of King's College and associate director of the UNESCO Silk Roads programme. He is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and President of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. He is best known for his 2015 book The Silk Roads.
