The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan

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“We think of globalisation as a uniquely modern phenomenon; yet 2,000 years ago too, it was a fact of life, one that presented opportunities, created problems and prompted technological advance”
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0:00 Summary
0:40 A book of two halves
1:18 Modern historical context
2:48 A contemporary publication
3:36 A selective history
4:21 Weaving back from the present
5:08 The slow march of time
6:26 I'm just one of many small, white indistinguishable perfectly cylindrical checker pieces in Putin and Trump's backgammon game
6:50 Comfort in the future
7:04 Maps!
7:15 Wanderlust

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