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kimia_hyperfocuser 's review for:
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
by Peter Frankopan
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
A competent book, but ultimately disappointing to me.
I expected a history *of* the nations of the silk road. I wanted to learn about the Mughal empire, the Safavid empire, and the Ottomans. Instead, this book gave me a history of the foreign policy of western powers *as it concerned* those nations. In other words, it was a look at the regions of middle east and central asia from the western perspective. I enjoyed it, but I didn't learn what I picked up the book to learn.
I expected a history *of* the nations of the silk road. I wanted to learn about the Mughal empire, the Safavid empire, and the Ottomans. Instead, this book gave me a history of the foreign policy of western powers *as it concerned* those nations. In other words, it was a look at the regions of middle east and central asia from the western perspective. I enjoyed it, but I didn't learn what I picked up the book to learn.