The Silk Road : a new history
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New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
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Book
ISBN
9780195159318 (hardcover : acid-free paper), 0195159314 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
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xi, 304 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Language
English
ISBN
9780195159318 (hardcover : acid-free paper), 0195159314 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-290) and index.
Description
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 religions from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism. There was no single, continuous road, but a chain of markets that traded between east and west. China's main partners were the peoples of modern-day Iran, whose tombs in China reveal much about their Zoroastrian beliefs. Silk was not the most important good on the road; paper had a bigger impact in Europe, while metals, spices, and glass were just as important as silk. Perhaps most significant of all was the road's transmission of ideas, technologies, and artistic motifs. -- Publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hansen, V. (2012). The Silk Road: a new history . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hansen, Valerie, 1958-. 2012. The Silk Road: A New History. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hansen, Valerie, 1958-. The Silk Road: A New History Oxford University Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hansen, Valerie. The Silk Road: A New History Oxford University Press, 2012.
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