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Most people can name the influential leaders and major battles of
the past. Few can name the most destructive storms, the worst
winters, the most devastating droughts. In The Earth Transformed,
ground-breaking historian Peter Frankopan shows that engagement
with the natural world and with climatic change and their effects
on us are not new: exploring, for instance, the development of
religion and language and their relationships with the environment;
tracing how growing demands for harvests resulted in the increased
shipment of enslaved peoples; scrutinising how the desire to
centralise agricultural surplus formed the origins of the
bureaucratic state; and seeing how efforts to understand and
manipulate the weather have a long and deep history. Understanding
how past shifts in natural patterns have shaped history, and how
our own species has shaped terrestrial, marine and atmospheric
conditions is not just important but essential at a time of growing
awareness of the severity of the climate crisis. Taking us from the
Big Bang to the present day, The Earth Transformed forces us to
reckon with humankind's continuing efforts to make sense of the
natural world.
The No. 1 Sunday Times and international bestseller - a major
reassessment of world history in light of the economic and
political renaissance in the re-emerging east For centuries, fame
and fortune was to be found in the west - in the New World of the
Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search
of adventure and riches. The region stretching from eastern Europe
and sweeping right across Central Asia deep into China and India,
is taking centre stage in international politics, commerce and
culture - and is shaping the modern world. This region, the true
centre of the earth, is obscure to many in the English-speaking
world. Yet this is where civilization itself began, where the
world's great religions were born and took root. The Silk Roads
were no exotic series of connections, but networks that linked
continents and oceans together. Along them flowed ideas, goods,
disease and death. This was where empires were won - and where they
were lost. As a new era emerges, the patterns of exchange are
mirroring those that have criss-crossed Asia for millennia. The
Silk Roads are rising again. A major reassessment of world history,
The Silk Roads is an important account of the forces that have
shaped the global economy and the political renaissance in the
re-emerging east.
For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west - in
the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls
out to those in search of adventure and riches. The region
stretching from eastern Europe and sweeping right across Central
Asia deep into China and India, is taking centre stage in
international politics, commerce and culture - and is shaping the
modern world. This region, the true centre of the earth, is obscure
to many in the English-speaking world. Yet this is where
civilization itself began, where the world's great religions were
born and took root. The Silk Roads were no exotic series of
connections, but networks that linked continents and oceans
together. Along them flowed ideas, goods, disease and death. This
was where empires were won - and where they were lost. As a new era
emerges, the patterns of exchange are mirroring those that have
criss-crossed Asia for millennia. The Silk Roads are rising again.
A major reassessment of world history, The Silk Roads is an
important account of the forces that have shaped the global economy
and the political renaissance in the re-emerging east.
The New Silk Roads takes a fresh look at the relationships being formed along the length and breadth of the ancient trade routes today. The world is changing dramatically and in an age of Brexit and Trump, the themes of isolation and fragmentation permeating the western world stand in sharp contrast to events along the Silk Roads, where ties are being strengthened and mutual cooperation established.
This prescient contemporary history provides a timely reminder that we live in a world that is profoundly interconnected. Following the Silk Roads eastwards from Europe through to China, by way of Russia and the Middle East, Peter Frankopan assesses the global reverberations of continual shifts in the centre of power – all too often absent from headlines in the west.
The New Silk Roads asks us to re-examine who we are and where we stand in the world, illuminating the themes on which all our lives and livelihoods depend.
The Silk Roads, a major reassessment of world history, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
'Spellbinding ... a pitch-perfect treasure' LoveReading4Kids Set
your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the
world. Peter Frankopan, number one bestselling author and
historian, 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 Silk Roads illustrated edition moves
through time and history sewing together the threads from different
peoples, empires and continents into a phenomenal history of the
globe. With stories from each and every corner of society,
Frankopan's magnificent brand new text based on his literary
triumph The Silk Roads, sumptuously illustrated by Neil Packer, is
a must-have world history. 'An extraordinarily vivid book on an
often-neglected corner of history' Inis Reading Guide 'Not just
children, but people of any age will find this book an absorbing
read' New York Journal of Books 'Peter Frankopan's text is pitched
at exactly the right level for children to read and for adults to
share with them. The illustrations of Neil Packer are completely
captivating ... this is a perfect marriage and a book to treasure'
Armadillo magazine 'Studded with stylish, evocative illustrations
from Neil Packer ... this is an ambitious account that nevertheless
tackles big themes in a friendly, accessible way' History Revealed
magazine
From the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The
Silk Roads: everything you need to know about the present and
future of the world 'Masterly mapping out of a new world order'
Evening Standard 'Frankopan is a brilliant guide to terra
incognita' The Times The New Silk Roads - Peter Frankopan's
follow-up to the 'Book of the Decade', The Silk Roads - takes a
fresh look at the network of relationships being formed along the
length and breadth of the Silk Roads today. The world is changing
dramatically and in an age of Brexit and Trump, the themes of
isolation and fragmentation permeating the western world stand in
sharp contrast to events along the Silk Roads, where ties have been
strengthened and mutual cooperation established. Following the Silk
Roads eastwards from Europe through to China, by way of Russia and
the Middle East, The New Silk Roads provides a timely reminder that
we live in a world that is profoundly interconnected. In this
prescient contemporary history, Peter Frankopan assesses the global
reverberations of these continual shifts in the centre of power -
all too often absent from headlines in the west. This important -
and ultimately hopeful - book asks us to reread who we are and
where we are in the world, illuminating the themes on which all our
lives and livelihoods depend. The Silk Roads, a major reassessment
of world history, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
Most people can name the influential leaders and major battles of
the past. Few can name the most destructive storms, the worst
winters, the most devastating droughts. In The Earth Transformed,
ground-breaking historian Peter Frankopan shows that engagement
with the natural world and with climatic change and their effects
on us are not new: exploring, for instance, the development of
religion and language and their relationships with the environment;
tracing how growing demands for harvests resulted in the increased
shipment of enslaved peoples; scrutinising how the desire to
centralise agricultural surplus formed the origins of the
bureaucratic state; and seeing how efforts to understand and
manipulate the weather have a long and deep history. Understanding
how past shifts in natural patterns have shaped history, and how
our own species has shaped terrestrial, marine and atmospheric
conditions is not just important but essential at a time of growing
awareness of the severity of the climate crisis. Taking us from the
Big Bang to the present day, The Earth Transformed forces us to
reckon with humankind's continuing efforts to make sense of the
natural world.
A Chronology of the Crusades provides a day-by-day development of
the Crusading movement, the Crusades and the states created by them
through the medieval period. Beginning in the run-up to the First
Crusade in 1095, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, and ending
with the Turkish attack on Belgrade in 1456, this reference is a
comprehensive guide to the events of each Crusade, concentrating on
the Near East, but also those Christian expeditions sanctioned by
the Papacy as 'Crusades' in the medieval era. As well as clashes
between Christians and Muslims in the Latin States, Timothy Venning
also chronicles the Albigensian Crusade, clashes in Anatolia and
the Balkans and the Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula. Both
detailed and accessible, this chronology draws together material
from contemporary Latin/Frankish, Byzantine and Arab/Muslim sources
with assessment and explanation to produce a readable narrative
which gives students an in-depth overview of one of the most
enduringly fascinating periods in medieval history. Including an
introduction by Peter Frankopan which summarises and contextualises
the period, this book is an essential resource for students and
academics alike.
A Chronology of the Crusades provides a day-by-day development of
the Crusading movement, the Crusades and the states created by them
through the medieval period. Beginning in the run-up to the First
Crusade in 1095, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, and ending
with the Turkish attack on Belgrade in 1456, this reference is a
comprehensive guide to the events of each Crusade, concentrating on
the Near East, but also those Christian expeditions sanctioned by
the Papacy as 'Crusades' in the medieval era. As well as clashes
between Christians and Muslims in the Latin States, Timothy Venning
also chronicles the Albigensian Crusade, clashes in Anatolia and
the Balkans and the Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula. Both
detailed and accessible, this chronology draws together material
from contemporary Latin/Frankish, Byzantine and Arab/Muslim sources
with assessment and explanation to produce a readable narrative
which gives students an in-depth overview of one of the most
enduringly fascinating periods in medieval history. Including an
introduction by Peter Frankopan which summarises and contextualises
the period, this book is an essential resource for students and
academics alike.
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SILK ROADS 'Filled
with Byzantine intrigue, in every sense this book is important,
compellingly revisionist and impressive in its scholarly use of
totally fresh sources' Simon Sebag Montefiore In 1096, an
expedition of extraordinary scale and ambition set off from Western
Europe on a mass pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Three years later, after
a journey which saw acute hardship, the most severe dangers and
thousands of casualties, the knights of the First Crusade found
themselves storming the fortifications and capturing the Holy City.
Against all the odds, the expedition had returned Jerusalem to
Christian hands. In 'the most significant contribution to
rethinking the origins and course of the First Crusade for a
generation' (Mark Whittow, TLS), Frankopan paints a strikingly
original picture of this infamous confrontation between
Christianity and Islam. Focusing on Constantinople and the
Byzantine Empire, a truly fresh interpretation of a very old story
emerges that radically alters our understanding of the entire
crusade movement.
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The Alexiad (Paperback, Revised)
Anna Komnene; Edited by Peter Frankopan; Translated by E.R.A. Sewter
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R532
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Written between 1143 and 1153 by the daughter of Byzantine Emperor
Alexios I Komnenos, The Alexiad is one of the most popular and
revealing primary sources in the vast canon of medieval literature.
Princess Anna Komnene, eldest child of the imperial couple, reveals
the inner workings of the court, profiles its many extraordinary
personages, and offers a firsthand account of immensely significant
events such as the First Crusade, as well as its impact on the
relationship between eastern and western Christianity. A celebrated
triumph of Byzantine letters, this is an unparalleled view of
Constantinople and the medieval world. This Penguin Classics
edition is based on E. R. A. Sewter's renowned translation, revised
by Peter Frankopan. It also includes an introduction, notes and
other critical apparatus by Frankopan.
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