The Silk Road : a new history /
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 rel...
| Основен автор: | Hansen, Valerie, 1958- |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
c2012.
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Book jacket |
Съдържание:
- At the Crossroads of Central Asia : The Kingdom of Kroraina
- Gateway to the Languages of the Silk Road : Kucha and the Kizil Caves
- 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.