Silk Roads Illustrated

Peter Frankopan explores the connections made by people trade disease war religion adventure science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the west with a remarkable voyage at its heart - the journey along the Silk Roads. From ancient world laws laid down by King Hammurabi and the mighty Persian empire to terrifying huns the rise of Europe two world wars and politics today the book moves through time and history sewing together the threads from different peoples empires and continents into a phenomenal history of the globe.