| Description |
1 online resource (194 pages) |
| Series |
Themes in World History |
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Themes in world history.
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Beginnings to 1000 BCE; Part I: The classical period; Chapter 3 The Middle East and the Mediterranean region, 1000 BCE-500 CE; Chapter 4 China, Central Asia, and the establishment of the Silk Road, 200 BCE-500 CE; Part II: The post-classical period; Chapter 5 Buddhist journeys, 400-900 CE; Chapter 6 A decisive new framework; Chapter 7 Muslim travelers, 700-1400 CE; Chapter 8 Marco Polo and the heritage of Christian travel |
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Chapter 9 An explosion of travel: the fifteenth century and beyondChapter 10 Conclusion; Index |
| Summary |
Featuring some of the greatest travellers in human history this survey uses succinct accounts of the most epic journeys in the premodern world as lenses through which to examine the development of early travel, trade and cultural interchange |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Discoveries in geography.
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Travel -- History -- To 1500
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Travel
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Discoveries in geography
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stearns, Peter
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| ISBN |
9780203926956 |
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0203926951 |
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1281102377 |
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9781281102379 |
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