A review by clay1st
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan

5.0

This is a world history book which which seeks to shift some emphasis towards events in the middle east as the primary influence on the course of global history. It is written in a roughly chronological fashion. As it progresses, the narrative becomes more focused on the rise of western powers, and in retrospect the book does feel a little bit like it's really another attempt to 'explain' the rise of the west rather than provide a truly eastern/silk-road-centric account of world history. It's something like guns germs and steel in that sense, but much better still, in my opinion.

I can see how if you're already a reasonably well versed historian and expecting something other than a condensed/popular world history with some interesting "different" (though not unique) perspectives - this book could disappoint.

Personally, I loved it.