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Central Asian cultures, arts, and architecture /

This book invites readers on a journey through time, to explore the multifaceted history of Central Asia. Through transcontinental passages such as the Silk Road, the book provides links among the major civilizations of China, India, Persia, and the Mediterranean, which in turn influences the charac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kia, Ardi, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prehistoric Central Asia: stone age
  • Central Asia: bronze age
  • Mass migration
  • Satrapy of Parthia and Parthian Empire
  • Satrapy of Bakhtaran (Bactra) and Kushan Empire
  • Sassannian Empire: the birth of a state religion
  • Middle Ages in Central Asia : the coming of Islam
  • The Satrapy of Sogdia
  • Sogdia and Samanid's golden age
  • Sogdia and Timurid's golden age
  • Satrapy of Khwarazmia
  • Seljuks and Mongols in Khwarazmia and Central Asia
  • Central Asian artistic traditions
  • Kyrgyzstan cultural heritage: a case study.