{"product_id":"the-golden-road-how-ancient-india-transformed-the-world-1","title":"The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWaterstones \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eHISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHistory Today \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revolutionary new history of the diffusion of Indian ideas,  from the award-winning, bestselling author and co-host of the chart-topping \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmpire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003epodcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Richly woven, highly readable ... Written with passion and verve' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dazzling ... Not just a historical study but also a love letter' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn outstanding new account ...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe most compelling retelling we have had for generations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndia is the forgotten heart of the ancient world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the millennium and a half from c. 250 BC to 1200 AD, Indian art, religion, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics and mythology blazed a trail across the world - a Golden Road that stretched from the Red Sea to the Pacific. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, William Dalrymple draws from a lifetime of scholarship to highlight India's oft-forgotten position as the heart of ancient Eurasia. For the first time, he gives a name to this spread of Indian ideas that transformed the culture and technology of not only its ancient world, but of the world as we know it today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 496 pages | Published June 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63833440551261,"sku":"9781408864432","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781408864432.jpg?v=1783519195","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-golden-road-how-ancient-india-transformed-the-world-1","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}