| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
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 -- The history of the overland routes through Central Asia |
| Summary |
"In The Silk Road, Valerie Hansen describes the archeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. Hansen explores seven oases along the road, from Xi'an to Samarkand, where merchants, envoys, pilgrims, and travelers mixed in cosmopolitan communities, tolerant of religions from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism. There was no single, continuous road, but a chain of markets that traded between east and west. China's main partners were the peoples of modern-day Iran, whose tombs in China reveal much about their Zoroastrian beliefs. Silk was not the most important good on the road; paper had a bigger impact in Europe, while metals, spices, and glass were just as important as silk. Perhaps most significant of all was the road's transmission of ideas, technologies, and artistic motifs"--Publisher description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-290) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from e-book title screen (viewed January 23, 2014) |
| Subject |
Historic sites -- Silk Road
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Trade routes -- Asia, Central -- History
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Trade routes -- Asia -- History
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HISTORY -- Asia -- General.
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Historic sites
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Trade routes
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Travel
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Handelsstraße
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| SUBJECT |
Silk Road -- History
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Silk Road -- History -- Sources
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Silk Road -- Description and travel
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Silk Road -- History, Local
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| Subject |
Asia
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Central Asia
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Asia -- Silk Road
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Seidenstraße
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Zentralasien
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Local history
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Sources
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Sources.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011041804 |
| ISBN |
9780199978601 |
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0199978603 |
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9781283576536 |
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1283576538 |
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9786613888983 |
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6613888982 |
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