The Silk Road and the Political Economy of the Mongol Empire - Paperbackby Prajakti Kalra (Author) This book compares present day networks of Central and Inner Asia with the similar connections that existed at the time of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century and its successor states. The book shows the Mongol Empire anticipated many networks and connections which now exist in the region. Author Biography Prajakti Kalra is a Research Fellow at the Central Asia Forum, Jesus College, University of Cambridge. Number of