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The history book that will transform your view of early civilisation

The history book that will transform your view of early civilisation




Forget the Silk Roads, it’s the Golden Road we should be celebrating. Renowned historian William Dalrymple argues that, thanks to its major role in global trade between AD300 and 600, it’s India, rather than China, to which we owe some of the most important developments in human civilisation, writes Melanie McDonagh



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Author : Melanie McDonagh

Publish date : 2024-10-20 05:00:00

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