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 of reli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hansen, Valerie, 1958-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Subjects:	Silk Road > History. Silk Road > History > Sources. Silk Road > Description and travel. Silk Road > History, Local. Historic sites > Silk Road. Trade routes > Asia, Central > History. Trade routes > Asia > History.

Table of Contents:

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.