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  • The Silk Roads

  • A New History of the World
  • Auteur(s): Peter Frankopan
  • Narrateur(s): Laurence Kennedy
  • Durée: 24 h et 4 min
  • 4,6 out of 5 stars (104 évaluations)

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The Silk Roads

Auteur(s): Peter Frankopan
Narrateur(s): Laurence Kennedy
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“This is history on a grand scale, with a sweep and ambition that is rare... A proper historical epic of dazzling range and achievement.” (William Dalrymple, The Guardian)

The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization

It was on the Silk Roads that East and West first encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas, cultures, and religions. From the rise and fall of empires to the spread of Buddhism and the advent of Christianity and Islam, right up to the great wars of the 20th century - this book shows how the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East. 

Peter Frankopan realigns our understanding of the world, pointing us eastward. He vividly re-creates the emergence of the first cities in Mesopotamia and the birth of empires in Persia, Rome, and Constantinople, as well as the depredations by the Mongols, the transmission of the Black Death, and the violent struggles over Western imperialism. Throughout the millennia, it was the appetite for foreign goods that brought East and West together, driving economies and the growth of nations. 

From the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast region stretching eastward from the Balkans across the steppe and South Asia has been thrust into the global spotlight in recent years. Frankopan teaches us that to understand what is at stake for the cities and nations built on these intricate trade routes, we must first understand their astounding pasts. 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.

©2016 Peter Frankopan (P)2021 Random House Audio
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Ce que les critiques en disent

“This provocative history challenges the view of the West as heir to a pure Greco-Roman culture. For Frankopan, the brutish West owes its more enlightened traditions to the lands east of Italy and west of China, which were, for centuries, 'the centre of the world'… Frankopan marshals diverse examples to demonstrate the interconnectedness of cultures, showing in vivid detail the economic and social impact of the silk and the slave trades, the Black Death, and the Buddhist influence on Christianity.” (The New Yorker)

“In his new book, The Silk Roads, Frankopan has created something that forces us to sit up and reconsider the world and the way we've always thought about it… The book takes us by surprise right from the start.” (Nishant Dahiya, NPR)

“This is deeply researched popular history at its most invigorating, primed to dislodge routine preconceptions and to pour in other light. The freshness of… Frankopan’s sources is stimulating, and their sheer range can provoke surprising connections. He likes to administer passing electric shocks… The sheer abundance of Frankopan’s information can become an omnivorous pleasure, and its details add color and particularity to his text… He plunders data magnificently... A brave, subtly personal project of inspiring ambition and epic scope.” (Colin Thubron, New York Review of Books

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Great story. Horrible narration.

Well written, researched and engaging. While the book is still eurocentric in the sense it is written by a European and centred on the West, it presents a counter perspective to inaccurate and negative eurocentric tropes we have been taught and told in the West. Frankopan does a good job of explaining crucial segments of history from parts of Europe, Northern Africa, and Asia starting from just before the start of Persian empire ~530BC to explain/situate modern-day politics and economics. And yes Frankopan does interject his opinion/bias, as do all authors - it's an "imperial myth" to think accounts of history or politics can be produced without bias. These are the 2 main critiques reviewers seem to have with this book but that shouldn't deter one from reading it IMO. The book also validated many things I independently researched for my PhD thesis before even knowing about Frankopan or his book.


On the flip side, the narration is HORRENDOUS.  It is incredulous, especially given the story, that the narrator thinks its OK to put on accents when quoting Persians, Arabs, and Indians -  at first I didn't think too much of it as I thought he was trying to differentiate between Frankopan and the person he's quoting but he doesn't put on accents for others such as Americans, French or Russians. It's one thing if the accents were accurate or consistent but they are not. I ended up buying the physical book as the story is too deep for an audio reading.

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Epic Telling of History

Equally epic as it is engaging. Couldn't stop listening. Very well researched and the narrator is perfect.

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See the underlying currents of history affecting us today.

Excellent performance by the reader, good use of accents for quotes.

Insights into civilization’s center of gravity moving back towards its origins after a 700 year sojourn in the West.

Politics, religion and military campaigns covered in depth, but not much mention of science and technology.

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incredible

truly one of the few books which encompass such a broad geographic and temporal range without compromising research quality or debasing itself with political or ideological biases. highly recommended for any history enthusiast who would like to fill in a few blanks

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Past easier to chart than future

“The Silk Roads are rising again.” Or not. A pandemic, climate changes’s quickening pace, Russia’s ill-conceived invasion of Ukraine, turmoil in Iran, China’s slowing economy and demographic wobble — all illustrate why the past is easier to write about than the future. Frankopan’s storytelling is brisk — but his interpretation is sometimes wonky.

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Overall a very interesting book

The narrator is very good, easy to listen to and engaging. The scope of the book is broad and interesting. I enjoyed the more ancient history more and found the chapters on more recent history a little rushed but that is being a little unfair to an overall well presented book.

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Enjoyed

Expansive and informative. Reader sounded exhausted at times, but understandable for such a long source

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highly recommend

Really enjoyed the different angles this book comes from. I v read a few now. Sapiens, guns steel and germs. prehistory and so on. It is great my only complaint is the narrator's accents.

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The story that sheds light on current events

I love the historical details that touches over 500 years history. Peter Frankopan skillfully tells the story how the various empires ambitious endeavors still affecting the geopolitics today,

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Fantastic

If you want to know how the world revolves. Politics and power. This is the book for you

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