Peter Frankopan Books

"Our world was made on and by the Silk Roads. For millennia it was here that East and West encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas and cultures, the birth of the world's great religions, the appetites for foreign goods that drove economies and the growth of nations. From the first cities in Mesopotamia to the growth of Greece and Rome to the depredations by the Mongols and the Black Death to the Great Game and the fall of Communism, the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East. The Silk Roads vividly captures the importance of the networks that crisscrossed the spine of Asia and linked the Atlantic with the Pacific, the Mediterranean with India, America with the Persian Gulf. By way of events as disparate as the American Revolution and the horrific world wars of the twentieth century, Peter Frankopan realigns the world, orientating us eastwards, and illuminating how even the rise of the West 500 years ago resulted from its efforts to gain access to and control these Eurasian trading networks. In an increasingly globalized planet, where current events in Asia and the Middle East dominate the world's attention, this magnificent work of history is very much a work of our times"-- Provided by publisher

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, how 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 beginning of recorded history to the present day, The Earth Transformed forces us to reckon with humankind's continuing efforts to make sense of the natural world.

1 bestseller The Silk Roads: A New History of the WorldThe First Crusade is one of the best-known and most written-about events in history but in this new book Dr Peter Frankopan asks vital questions that have never been posed before. číst celé

THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT AND FINANCIAL TIMES A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK | AN INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Humanity has transformed the Earth: Frankopan transforms our understanding of history' Financial Times 'Vast, learned and timely work' Sunday Times ------ From the international bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes a major history of how a changing climate has dramatically shaped the development-and demise-of civilisations across time. When we think about history, we rarely pay much attention to the most destructive floods, the worst winters, the most devastating droughts or the ways that ecosystems have changed over time. In The Earth Transformed, Peter Frankopan, one of the world's leading historians, shows that the natural environment is a crucial, if not the defining, factor in global history - and not just of humankind. Volcanic eruptions, solar activities, atmospheric, oceanic and other shifts, as well as anthropogenic behaviour, are fundamental parts of the past and the present. In this magnificent and groundbreaking book, we learn about the origins of our species: about the development of religion and language and their relationships with the environment; about how the desire to centralise agricultural surplus formed the origins of the bureaucratic state; about how growing demands for harvests resulted in the increased shipment of enslaved peoples; about how efforts to understand and manipulate the weather have a long and deep history. All provide lessons of profound importance as we face a precarious future of rapid global warming. Taking us from the Big Bang to the present day and beyond, The Earth Transformed forces us to reckon with humankind's continuing efforts to make sense of the natural world. ----- 'This is epic, gripping, original history that leaps off the page' Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland 'All Historians aiming to tell a narrative face the problem of when exactly to start it. Only Peter Frankopan would go back 2.5 billion years to the Great Oxidation Event' Tom Holland A 2023 HIGHLIGHT FOR: BBC NEWS SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE FINANCIAL TIMES NEW EUROPEAN GUARDIAN NEW STATESMAN THE TIMES THE WEEK WATERSTONES * BLACKWELL'S

Exploring the shifting global landscape, Peter Frankopan presents a compelling vision of the East's rising influence in contrast to the West's current challenges. He highlights the transformation of ancient trade routes into modern networks of collaboration, showcasing China's infrastructure initiatives and the burgeoning trade among Central Asian nations. The book encourages readers to reconsider their assumptions and embrace a more optimistic outlook on the future, emphasizing the potential for new relationships between countries like Turkey and Russia.

From the 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 TimesPeter Frankopan's highly anticipated follow-up to the 'Book of the Decade', The New 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.

From the 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 TimesPeter Frankopan's highly anticipated follow-up to the 'Book of the Decade', The New 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.

Focusing on the historical timeline of the Crusades, this reference work offers a detailed day-by-day account from the lead-up to the First Crusade in 1095 to the Turkish assault on Belgrade in 1456. It combines contemporary sources with insightful analysis, making it accessible for students. This comprehensive guide sheds light on the events and states that emerged during the Crusading movement, providing an in-depth overview of a pivotal era in medieval history.

Was wir erst heute wahrhaft begreifen: Weit mehr als Kriege und Technologien, Religionen und Ideologien beeinflussten und lenkten seit Anbeginn der Zeit die Natur und das Klima die Geschicke der Menschen. Der Globalhistoriker Peter Frankopan spannt einen weiten Bogen, von den frühesten Quellen bis in unsere Gegenwart, und erzählt die Menschheitsgeschichte neu – wobei uns das, was wir heute als Verhängnis erfahren, in vielfältigster Gestalt wiederbegegnet: Klimatische Veränderungen haben den Aufstieg erster Hochkulturen etwa im Industal ermöglicht, aber auch zum Fall großer Reiche wie der Ming-Dynastie in China oder der Maya in Mittelamerika geführt; ein Naturereignis wie der Ausbruch des Vulkans Samalas auf Indonesien hatte im 13. Jahrhundert politische Auswirkungen noch im fernen England; und schon in der Antike beschrieben die Philosophen, wie der Mensch die Natur für immer verändert. Nach «Licht aus dem Osten» legt Peter Frankopan ein neues, großes Geschichtswerk vor, das Jahrtausende durchmisst und dabei eine ungeheure Aktualität atmet: für ein neues Verständnis nicht nur unserer historischen Entwicklung, sondern auch der Kräfte, die unsere Zukunft bestimmen.

Die Seidenstraßen sind weit mehr als nur alte Handelswege, die den Osten mit dem Westen verbinden. Hier nahm die Zivilisation der Menschheit ihren Anfang, hier wurden die großen Religionen der Welt geboren und weitergetragen, auf ihnen verbreiteten sich Waren, Sprachen, Ideologien und Krankheiten, entlang ihrer Routen wurden Großreiche errichtet und zerstört. Peter Frankopan erzählt verständlich und spannend, wie alle großen geschichtlichen Entwicklungen von der Antike bis heute durch die Seidenstraßen miteinander verknüpft sind und welchen Einfluss dieses zentrale System auch heute noch hat. Eine Weltgeschichte für Kinder und für die ganze Familie, prächtig illustriert von Neil Packer.