The Silk Roads
A New History of the World
Ranked #4 in World History, Ranked #9 in Commodities Trading — see more rankings.
The sun is setting on the Western world. Slowly but surely, the direction in which the world spins has reversed: where for the last five centuries the globe turned westwards on its axis, it now turns to the 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... more
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Rankings by Category
The Silk Roads is ranked in the following categories:
- #52 in Afghanistan
- #51 in Ancient History
- #82 in Anthropology
- #80 in British History
- #18 in China History
- #21 in Chinese History
- #70 in Christmas
- #11 in Commodities
- #51 in Diplomacy
- #22 in Earth Science
- #30 in Economic History
- #69 in European History
- #18 in Geography
- #34 in History
- #48 in How Things Work
- #69 in Middle East
- #65 in Pakistan
- #85 in Slavery
- #29 in Trade
- #60 in Turkey
- #83 in World
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