Avec cette somme magistrale, Peter Frankopan renverse le récit traditionnel de l'histoire mondiale, qui gravite autour de la Grèce antique, de Rome et de l'irrésistible ascension de l'Occident - une approche réductrice, qui méritait une relecture approfondie.
Élargissant la perspective, Frankopan se tourne vers « une région située à mi-chemin entre Orient et Occident, qui va des rives orientales de la Méditerranée jusqu'à la mer Noire et à l'Himalaya ». C'est là, au carrefour des civilisations, qu'il situe le centre névralgique du globe. Et c'est les yeux rivés sur ce « coeur du monde » que, des campagnes d'Alexandre le Grand aux luttes géopolitiques du XXIe siècle, il retrace avec brio 2 500 ans d'histoire.
Salué par la presse internationale comme « le plus important livre d'histoire publié depuis des décennies », Les Routes de la soie est un voyage grisant à travers les siècles, qui décentre avec audace le regard du lecteur pour éclairer d'une lumière nouvelle notre compréhension du monde.
Il fut un temps où tous les chemins menaient à Rome... Aujourd'hui, ils mènent à Pékin. L'Europe peine à penser son avenir face aux populismes et aux crises migratoires, tandis que les Etats-Unis ont engagé un retrait inédit des affaires internationales, au risque de menacer d'anciens alliés. Pendant ce temps, un vent d'espoir souffle le long des antiques routes de la soie. Du Moyen-Orient à la Chine, de la Russie à l'Iran, les échanges se multiplient, les pays coopèrent et de nouvelles alliances sont scellées, faisant fi d'antagonismes dépassés.
Le contraste est saisissant avec ce qui se joue à l'Ouest. Peter Frankopan brosse le tableau aux mille nuances du monde actuel et explique pourquoi il est essentiel d'en comprendre les bouleversements. Dans cet ouvrage magistral, l'historien à la renommée internationale reprend le fil de l'histoire là où Les Routes de la soie (2015) l'ont laissé. Ces routes sont désormais en pleine expansion. Quels changements leur développement impliquera-t-il pour demain ? Quelles seront les répercussions de ce grand basculement des centres de pouvoir ?
Dans cette somme magistrale, Peter Frankopan élargit la perspective du récit traditionnel et occidental de l'histoire mondiale pour se tourner vers «une région qui va des rives orientales de la Méditerranée jusqu'à la mer Noire et à l'Himalaya».C'est là, au carrefour des civilisations, qu'il situe le centre névralgique du globe. Et c'est les yeux rivés sur ce «coeur du monde» que, des campagnes d'Alexandre le Grand aux luttes géopolitiques du XXI? siècle, il retrace avec brio 2500 ans d'histoire.Voyage grisant à travers les siècles, Les Routes de la soie éclaire d'une lumière nouvelle notre rapport au monde.
La première expédition organisée par les Chrétiens pour délivrer les lieux saints de l'occupation musulmane est l'un des épisodes les plus connu de l'histoire du XIe siècle. Pourtant, Peter Frankopan nous offre un panorama largement renouvelé des raisons qui y ont mené et du déroulement des opérations. En choisissant simplement de placer son enquête dans la capitale impériale, carrefour de l'Orient et de l'Occident : Constantiople.
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 reconnects us with our ancestors who, like us, worshipped, exploited and conserved the natural environment - and draws salutary conclusions about what the future may bring.
In this revelatory book, 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.>
A brand new book from the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads 'Masterly mapping out of a new world order' - Evening Standard Revised and updated edition 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.
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
D'après des sources grecques, arméniennes, arabes et syriaques longtemps ignorées ou juste survolées, le livre de Peter Frankopan dévoile une nouvelle histoire révolutionnaire d'un événement parmi les plus fameux de l'histoire, la première croisade, en plaçant le coeur de son ouvrage à Constantinople, ville capitale de l'Empire Byzantin, de l'Asie mineure et de la Palestine. Professeur d'histoire à Oxford, l'auteur offre un tableau saisissant et original de l'expédition qui ravit Jérusalem des mains des musulmans, bouleversant radicalement notre compréhension de l'ensemble du déroulement de la croisade.
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.>
From the author of the No. 1 bestseller The Silk Roads: A New History of the World The 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.
·This is the only book to address the history of the First Crusade from the perspective of the east, examining the role of the Byzantine Empire and its ruler, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
·Peter Frankopan's focus on the imperial city of Constantinople and events in Asia Minor is the result of a major reinterpretation of eastern sources which reveal the crucial role of Byzantium in the genesis and execution of the First Crusade.
Frankopan's revelation of a close cooperation between the pope in Rome and the emperor in Constantinople constitutes an important revision and brand new evidence of the history of the Church. This book questions the traditional view that the Catholic and Orthodox churches had broken definitively in 1054.
·Rather than viewing the Crusades as a conflict between Christianity and Islam, the book reveals a complex triangular relationship between the west, Byzantium and the Muslim world.
So, The First Crusade constitutes a paradigm shift - it radically re-shapes our understanding of the aims, expectations, and long-term implications of the First Crusade and the Crusades as a whole.
Most importantly it answers why was there a First Crusade?
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 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.
From the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads 'Masterly mapping out of a new world order' - Evening Standard The New Silk Roads - a brand new book by Peter Frankopan - 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.
From the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads 'Masterly mapping out of a new world order' - Evening Standard The New Silk Roads - a brand new book by Peter Frankopan - 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.
Des antiques empires de Perse aux terribles invasions des Huns, de la Renaissance de l'Europe aux deux guerres mondiales et jusqu'à notre nouveau siècle, Les Routes de la Soie vous feront voyager de l'Atlantique au Pacifique, de l'Asie centrale aux Amériques, éclairant d'un jour nouveau l'histoire du monde à travers les échanges millénaires entre peuples et continents.
Cultural historians from the arts and sciences debate the history of information exchange in the era of surveillance capitalism.
In this volume, leading scholars in the arts and sciences discuss how information has been transmitted throughout history. It addresses the multiple challenges of the digital age, particularly with regard to our personal data. Amid growing tension between a "cognitive elite" and those excluded from public discourse and decision-making, editors Kurt Almqvist and Mattias Hessérus ask: will our information society turn out to be an era of enlightenment or are we entering a new dark age for knowledge?
Contributors include: Erica Benner, Gill Bennett, Maria Borelius, Peter Burke, Nicholas Carr, Christopher Coker, Peter Frankopan, Jessica Frazier, David Goodhart, Michael Goodman, Janne Haaland Matláry, John Hemming, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Martin Ingvar, Andrew Keen, Elisabeth Kendall, Claire Lehmann, Iain Martin, Simon Mayall, Richard Miles, Fraser Nelson, Brendan O'Neill, Mark Pagel, Mark Plotkin, Nathan Shachar, Mariano Sigman, M. Antoni J. Ucerler and Adrian Wooldridge.
