Sep 10, 2025
As Peter Frankopan noted in The Silk Roads, 'the roots of the industrial revolution of the eighteenth century lay in the industrious revolution of the post-plague world'.
"The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper" - Roland Allen
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As Peter Frankopan noted in The Silk Roads, 'the roots of the industrial revolution of the eighteenth century lay in the industrious revolution of the post-plague world'.
"The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper" - Roland Allen
August Book Haul!
currently stressing all my friends out with how many books I read at the same time
7 Covers in 7 Days
Rules: Each day, I will post the cover of a book that I love and nominate someone new to start the challenge.
Tagging @sixofravens-reads
According to Plutarch, Alexander the Great insisted on resting before engaging the enemy, sleeping so deeply that his concerned commanders had to shake him awake. Dressing in his favoured outfit, he put on a fine helmet, so polished that 'it was as bright as the most refined silver,' grasped a trusted sword in his right hand and led his troops to a crushing victory that opened the gates of an empire.
Peter Frankopan, The Silk Roads
I can’t help but imagine Frankopan was practically jumping up and down in delight at the pun he got to make
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.
Peter Frankopan, The Silk Roads
I feel like this sentence could be inserted almost anywhere in history... or current news reports...