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9780190218423 |
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ACKU |
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eng |
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DS33.1. |
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H367 2015 |
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Hansen, Valerie, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1958-. |
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| Title |
The silk road a new history / |
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Valerie Hansen. |
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New York, NY : |
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Oxford University Press, |
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©2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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xv, 304 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : |
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illustrations, maps ; |
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24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Abstract: 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 up 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-as revealed in this new history. In The Silk Road, Valerie Hansen describes the remarkable archeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. For centuries, key records remained hidden-sometimes deliberately buried by bureaucrats for safe keeping. But the sands of the Taklamakan Desert have revealed fascinating material, sometimes preserved by illiterate locals who recycled official documents to make insoles for shoes or garments for the dead. 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 and the Roman Empire had very little direct trade. 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, invented in China before Julius Caesar was born, 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. The Silk Road is a fascinating story of archeological discovery, cultural transmission, and the intricate chains across Central Asia and China. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents : Acknowledgments—Note on scholarly conventions—Timeline—Introduction—At the crossroads of central Asia—Gateway to the languages of the silk road—Midway between China and Iran—Homeland of the Sogdians, the silk road traders—The cosmopolitan terminus of the silk road—The time capsule of silk road history—Entryway into Xinjiang for Buddhism and Islam—Conclusion—Notes—Art credit—Index. |
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English |
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Historic sites |
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Silk Road. |
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Trade routes |
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Asia |
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History. |
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Silk Road |
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History. |
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Silk Road |
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History |
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Sources. |
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Silk Road |
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Description and travel. |
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Silk Road |
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History, Local. |
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Asia, Central |
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Economic aspects |
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History. |
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Library of Congress Classification |
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Monograph |