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colingermany 's review for:
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
by Peter Frankopan
For someone raised on a diet of British and essentially European history, this book was a revelation. There seemed to be an endless succession of "ah ha" moments as things that I had grown up with but never really understood became clear (zB - why are there Christian communities in China?, why did Britain and Russia ally in WW1, why are Iran and Afghanistan so important...)
Reinforces the complexity of our world and makes you worry about how damaging Mr Trump will be before his time in the White House elapses
Hugely recommended, although any English reader may be forced to confront the reality of a totally different viewpoint on the British Empire ;-).
Reinforces the complexity of our world and makes you worry about how damaging Mr Trump will be before his time in the White House elapses
Hugely recommended, although any English reader may be forced to confront the reality of a totally different viewpoint on the British Empire ;-).