Karen Hannum answers “Thinking about reading this book. Have...”

Steve Sermersheim asked this question about The Silk Roads: A New History of the World:

Thinking about reading this book. Have you found it to be biased to western civilization?

Karen Hannum Not so much a Western point of view as a British Empire one. The first half of the book is very critical in my option of the Church, France, Portugal …moreNot so much a Western point of view as a British Empire one. The first half of the book is very critical in my option of the Church, France, Portugal and other European countries as a whole. Once we get into the expansion of the British Empire, it seems he is more likely to criticize individuals rather than systems or groups. (less)

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