For centuries, fame and fortune were to be found in the west – in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of riches and adventure. Sweeping right across Central Asia and deep into China and India, a region that once took centre stage is again rising to dominate global politics, commerce and culture.
A major reassessment of world history, The Silk Roads is a dazzling exploration of the forces that have driven the rise and fall of empires, determined the flow of ideas and goods and are now heralding a new dawn in international affairs.For centuries, fame and fortune were to be found in the west – in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of riches and adventure. Sweeping right across Central Asia and deep into China and India, a region that once took centre stage is again rising to dominate global politics, commerce and culture.
A major reassessment of world history, The Silk Roads is a dazzling exploration of the forces that have driven the rise and fall of empires, determined the flow of ideas and goods and are now heralding a new dawn in international affairs.
伊朗的地理位置和石油儲(chǔ)備很重要。20世紀(jì)70年代伊朗發(fā)生革命,伊朗國王流亡海外,美國制裁伊朗。伊朗人質(zhì)危機(jī),美國arm for hostage.蘇聯(lián)出兵阿富汗,想控制南亞次大陸。伊朗的地理位置和石油儲(chǔ)備很重要。20世紀(jì)70年代伊朗發(fā)生革命,伊朗國王流亡海外,美國制裁伊朗。伊朗人質(zhì)危機(jī),美國arm for hostage.蘇聯(lián)出兵阿富汗,想控制南亞次大陸。