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The silk roads : a new history of the world

by Peter Frankopan

This history explores the central role of Eurasian trade routes in shaping global civilisation. It examines how these networks facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and religions, linking East and West from antiquity to the present day.

Accession 12888 ISBN 9781101946329 Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
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