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Genre/Form: | History Local history Sources |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Valerie Hansen |
ISBN: | 9780195159318 0195159314 |
OCLC Number: | 1015002619 |
Description: | XI, 304 p., [16] t. fekete-fehér és színes ill., térképek 25 cm |
Contents: | At the Crossroads of Central Asia : The Kingdom of Kroraina -- Gateway to the Languages of the Silk Road : Kucha and the Kizil Caves -- 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 -- Conclusion: The History of the Overland Routes Through Central Asia. |
Responsibility: | Valerie Hansen. |
Abstract:
In 'The Silk Road', Valerie Hansen describes the remarkable 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 religions from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism. [...] Perhaps most significant of all was the road's transmission of ideas, technologies, and artistic motifs.
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