{"product_id":"the-golden-road-how-ancient-india-transformed-the-world-9781639738410","title":"The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by Dalrymple, William","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Mark Lynton History Prize 2026 * A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best History Book of 2025 * A \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year * An NPR Book We Loved This Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and international sensation-a sparkling, soaring history of ideas, tracing South Asia's underappreciated role in producing the world as we know it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a millennium and a half, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilization. Indian art, religions, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics, and mythology blazed a trail across the world, along a Golden Road that stretched from the Red Sea to the Pacific. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Road\u003c\/i\u003e, William Dalrymple gives a name to this spread of Indian ideas that transformed the world, drawing from a lifetime of scholarship to highlight India's oft-forgotten position as the heart of ancient Eurasia. From the largest Hindu temple in the world at Angkor Wat to the Buddhism of China, from the trade that helped fund the Roman Empire to the creation of the numerals we use today, India transformed the culture and technology of its ancient world-and our world today as we know it. And in this magisterial account, Dalrymple restores ancient India as a cultural and economic superpower.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Dalrymple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639738410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Dalrymple \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of ten books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Road\u003c\/i\u003e, the Duff Cooper Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Last Mughal\u003c\/i\u003e, the Hemingway Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eReturn of a King\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Cundill History Prize and one of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2019. He has written and presented three television series, and writes regularly for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2018, he was presented with the British Academy's prestigious President's Medal for his outstanding literary achievement and for co-founding the Jaipur Literature Festival. Dalrymple currently cohosts the podcast \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and three children on a goat farm outside Delhi.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49046394208409,"sku":"9781639738410","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9781639738410.jpg?v=1789679827","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-golden-road-how-ancient-india-transformed-the-world-9781639738410","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}