Silk Road A New History

Name: Silk Road A New History
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ISBN: 9780195159318

ISBN-10: 0195159314

ISBN-13: 9780195159318

Edition: 2012

Authors: Valerie Hansen

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The Silk Road is as iconic in world history as the Colossus of Rhodes or the Suez Canal. But what was it, exactly? It conjures a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty desert track, reaching from China to Rome. The reality was different, and far more interesting, asrevealed in this new history. In The Silk Road, Valerie Hansen describes the remarkable archaeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. For millennia, key records remained hidden - often deliberately buried by bureaucrats for safe keeping. But the sands of the Taklamakan Desert have revealedfascinating material, sometimes preserved by illiterate locals who recycled official…

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List price: $26.49
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/11/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 7.17" wide x 9.45" long x 1.05" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Note on Scholarly Conventions


Timeline


Introduction



At the Crossroads of Central Asia The Kingdom of Kroraina



Gateway to the Languages of the Silk Road Kucha and the Caves of Kizil



Midway Between China and Iran Turfan



Homeland of the Sogdians, the Silk Road Traders Samarkand and Sogdiana



The Cosmopolitan Terminus of the Silk Road Historic Chang'an, Modern-day Xi'an



The Time Capsule of Silk Road History The Dunhuang Caves



Entryway into Xinjiang for Buddhism and Islam Khotan


Conclusion The History of the Overland Routes through Central Asia


Notes


Art Credits


Index