Silk Road - Insight Guides

Name: Silk Road - Insight Guides
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ISBN: 9781780051161

ISBN-10: 1780051166

ISBN-13: 9781780051161

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Insight Guides, Chris Bradley, Bradley Mayhew, Sophie Ibbotsen

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Insight Guide Silk Road is the complete illustrated guide to one of the world's ultimate travel adventures. Passing right through the heart of Asia, the ancient trade route traverses a quarter of the globe from the heart of China to the Mediterranean via a vast, inhospitable expanse of mountains and desert. The guide covers all the sights along the way across 13 countries and 6 time zones, with authoritative chapters on the Silk Road's history and culture to put it all into context. The magic of the journey is brought to life through evocative photography, and is complemented by lavish Photo Features which offer a unique insight into various aspects of the route: these include details of…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Insight Guides
Publication date: 12/3/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.134



Introduction


Best of The Silk Road


Ancient Trade Route


The Incredible Journey


History


Decisive DatesThe First Steps


The Opening of the Road


The Middlemen


Glory and Decline


The Mongol Era


Rediscovering the Road


Features


The Story of Silk


Life on the Road


The Spread of Ideas


People and their Environment (new for 2nd edition)


Talk of the Road


Romans in China


Marco Polo


The Great Game


Life in Old Xi'an


The Uighurs


Muhammad Yakub Beg


Community-Based Tourism


Tamerlane the Great


Stoddart and Connolly


Gandharan Art


Zoroastrians


Persian Carpets


Desert Irrigation


Treasures of the Silk Road (photo feature)


Silk Production (photo feature)


Bazaars (photo feature)


Yurts (photo feature)


Places


The Silk Road Experience


China


Shaanxi


Gansu


Xianjiang


Central Asia


Kyrgyzstan


Tajikistan


Uzbekistan


Kazakhstan


Pakistan


Afghanistan


Turkmenistan


Western Asia


Iran


Iraq


Syria


Lebanon


Turkey


Travel Tips


Transport


Accommodation


Eating Out


Activities


A-Z: Practical Information


Language (new for 2nd edition)


Further Reading