History
The Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan
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The center of gravity of history has often sat between East and West — on the roads carrying silk, silver, faith, disease, and armies.
A retelling of world history centered on the trade networks of Central Asia and the Middle East, arguing the region has repeatedly been the pivot of global exchange, wealth, and conflict.
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