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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hansen, Valerie, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Temas:
Historic sites > Silk Road.
Trade routes > Asia, Central > History.
Trade routes > Asia > History.
Lieux historiques > Route de la soie.
Routes commerciales > Asie centrale > Histoire.
Routes commerciales > Asie > Histoire.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Historic sites
Trade routes
Travel
Handelsstraė
Silk Road > History.
Silk Road > History > Sources.
Silk Road > Description and travel.
Silk Road > History, Local.
Route de la soie > Histoire.
Route de la soie > Histoire > Sources.
Route de la soie > Descriptions et voyages.
Route de la soie > Histoire locale.
Asia
Central Asia
Asia > Silk Road
Seidenstraė
Zentralasien
Electronic books.
History
Local history
Sources
Sources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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