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Eurasian Crossroads
James A. Millward
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Description for Eurasian Crossroads
Hardback. Xinjiang was once the hub of the Silk Road and the conduit through which Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam entered China. This work paints a portrait of Xinjiang, drawing on primary sources in several Asian and European languages. It studies Xinjiang's people and history, and offers a survey of the region's rich ethno-political diversity. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. .
Eurasian Crossroads is the first comprehensive history of Xinjiang, the vast central Eurasian region bordering India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Mongolia. Forming one-sixth of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Xinjiang stands at the crossroads between China, India, the Mediterranean, and Russia and has, since the Bronze Age, played a pivotal role in the social, cultural, and political development of Asia and the world. Xinjiang was once the hub of the Silk Road and the conduit through which Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam entered China. It was also the point at which the Chinese, Turkic, Tibetan, and Mongolian ... Read more
Eurasian Crossroads is the first comprehensive history of Xinjiang, the vast central Eurasian region bordering India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Mongolia. Forming one-sixth of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Xinjiang stands at the crossroads between China, India, the Mediterranean, and Russia and has, since the Bronze Age, played a pivotal role in the social, cultural, and political development of Asia and the world. Xinjiang was once the hub of the Silk Road and the conduit through which Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam entered China. It was also the point at which the Chinese, Turkic, Tibetan, and Mongolian ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231139243
SKU
V9780231139243
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About James A. Millward
James Millward is professor of intersocietal history at the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. He specializes in the history of China and Central Eurasia, including Xinjiang. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, a journalist, and two daughters.
Reviews for Eurasian Crossroads
The scope and depth of Mr. Millward's latest text is unmatched.
Ilaria Maria Sala Far Eastern Economic Review The requisite scholarly reading on the region.
Nicolas Becquelin China Quarterly [An] excellent... and invaluable book.
Jonathan Mirsky New York Review of Books Well written, well documented, analytical, detailed and stimulating. I recommend it strongly.
Colin MacKerras American ... Read more
Ilaria Maria Sala Far Eastern Economic Review The requisite scholarly reading on the region.
Nicolas Becquelin China Quarterly [An] excellent... and invaluable book.
Jonathan Mirsky New York Review of Books Well written, well documented, analytical, detailed and stimulating. I recommend it strongly.
Colin MacKerras American ... Read more