{"product_id":"the-silk-road-a-living-history-9782490952571","title":"The Silk Road: A Living History","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silk Road: A Living History\u003c\/i\u003e is a vibrant visual journey from renowned travel photographer and writer Christopher Wilton-Steer, allowing readers to explore the cities, landscapes, and communities along the storied Silk Road with the turn of a page.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2019, Wilton-Steer left London for the trip of a lifetime. Armed with his camera, he followed the historic trade route from one end of Eurasia to the other, traversing 16 countries between England and China. As he zigzagged over 40,000 kilometers, crossing borders via car, bus, train, ferry, horse, and camel, his lens captured the essence of the Silk Road, from the Renaissance masterpieces of Venice to the bustling bazaars of Iran and the serene landscapes of Kyrgyzstan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe resulting collection of 160 photographs offers an intimate glimpse into the richness of cultures and the enduring legacy of connectivity that define the legendary trade network. Featuring thoughtful essays by the photographer and a preface by Oxford historian and bestselling author Peter Frankopan, \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Road: A Living History \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of one journey across Eurasia. It is a celebration of diversity, the traditional practices and customs that live on today, and the flourishing connections that endure along this historical, human network. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Wilton-Steer\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned travel photographer whose work takes him to remote and off-the-beaten-track locations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. His photography explores less well documented and often misunderstood parts of the world in an effort to build bridges of interest and understanding between distant cultures and bring attention to diminishing cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis work has been featured in the likes of \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChina Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and CNN, as well as in exhibitions around the world since 2016. Wilton-Steer also serves as Global Lead for Communications at the Aga Khan Foundation. \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Road: A Living History\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book, comprising over 100 photographs alongside travel notes and reflections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilton-Steer lives with his family in Nairobi, Kenya. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Frankopan \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of Global History at Oxford University, where he is the Director of the Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research and Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College. He is also the UNESCO Professor of Silk Roads Studies and a Bye-Fellow at King's College, Cambridge. He works on the history and politics of the Mediterranean, Russia, the Middle East, Persia\/Iran, Central Asia, China and beyond. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrankopan is a bestselling author, and his books \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Roads: A New History of the World\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eThe New Silk Roads: The Future and Present of the World\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and \u003ci\u003eThe Earth Transformed\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) have been translated into forty languages. Cultivating an interest in historical trade routes for over four decades, Frankopan brings his expertise to the preface of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Road: A Living History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hemeria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276767494418,"sku":"9782490952571","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd167a15-16f8-4ff3-9bf0-4dfe5357b2a7.jpg?v=1747137788","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-silk-road-a-living-history-9782490952571","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}