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The Silk Road: A New History
Valerie Hansen
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Description for The Silk Road: A New History
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 b/w & 16 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FP; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
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 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 archaeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. For millennia, key records remained hidden--often deliberately buried by bureaucrats for safe keeping. But the sands of the Taklamakan ... Read more
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 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 archaeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. For millennia, key records remained hidden--often deliberately buried by bureaucrats for safe keeping. But the sands of the Taklamakan ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195159318
SKU
V9780195159318
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About Valerie Hansen
Valerie Hansen is Professor of History at Yale University. Her books include The Open Empire: A History of China to 1600, Negotiating Daily Life in Traditional China: How Ordinary People Used Contracts, 600-1400, and Changing Gods in Medieval China, 1127-1276, and co-author of Voyages in World History.
Reviews for The Silk Road: A New History
[a] ground-breaking new history.
The Scotsman
a fascinating story of archeological discovery, cultural transmission, and the intricate chains across Central Asia and Southeast Asia.
Desmond Biddulph, The Middle Way
The Scotsman
a fascinating story of archeological discovery, cultural transmission, and the intricate chains across Central Asia and Southeast Asia.
Desmond Biddulph, The Middle Way