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The Silk Roads
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Author : Xinru Liu
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
Release Date : 2012-03-21
The Silk Roads written by Xinru Liu and has been published by Macmillan Higher Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-21 with History categories.
For more than 1500 years, across more than 4000 miles, the Silk Roads connected East and West. These overland trails and sea lanes carried not only silks, but also cotton textiles, dyes, horses, incense, spices, gems, glass, and ceramics along with religious ideas, governing customs, and technology. For this book, Xinru Liu has assembled primary sources from ancient China, India, Central Asia, Rome and the Mediterranean, and the Islamic world, many of them difficult to access and some translated into English for the first time. Court histories, geographies and philosophical treatises, letters, travelers’ accounts, inventories, inscriptions, laws, religious texts, and more, introduce students to the complexities of cultural exchange. Liu’s thoughtful introduction considers the many ways the peoples along the Silk Roads interacted and helps students understand the implications for economies and societies, as well as political and religious institutions, over space and time. Maps, document headnotes and annotations, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography offer additional pedagogical support.
The Silk Road
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Author : Valerie Hansen
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015
The Silk Road written by Valerie Hansen and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
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 up 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 archeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. For centuries, key records remained hidden--sometimes deliberately buried by bureaucrats for safe keeping. But the sands of the Taklamakan Desert have revealed fascinating material, sometimes preserved by illiterate locals who recycled official documents to make insoles for shoes or garments for the dead. 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 and the Roman Empire had very little direct trade. 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, invented in China before Julius Caesar was born, 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. The Silk Road is a fascinating story of archeological discovery, cultural transmission, and the intricate chains across Central Asia and China.
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Author : UNESCO
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Release Date : 2024-05-23
Silk Roads Papers written by UNESCO and has been published by UNESCO Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-23 with Political Science categories.
The Silk Road And Cultural Exchanges Between East And West
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Author : Xinjiang Rong
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2022-10-31
The Silk Road And Cultural Exchanges Between East And West written by Xinjiang Rong and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-31 with Social Science categories.
The Silk Road and Cultural Exchanges Between East and West, originally written in Chinese by Rong Xinjiang and now translated into English, provides insights into previously unresolved issues concerning the interactions among the societies, economies, religions and cultures of the “Western Regions”, and beyond, during the first millennium.
Tales Of The Silk Roads Tamil Edition
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Author : Yingsheng Liu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-11-30
Tales Of The Silk Roads Tamil Edition written by Yingsheng Liu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-30 with History categories.
Combining historical documents and local findings with sophisticated and historically valuable photos, this book comprehensively introduces the origin of overland Silk Road and marine Silk Road, detailed routes, ethnicities, culture, and famous towns along the Silk Road, and important historical figures and events. It highlights and analyzes the significant historical functions of the Silk Road which promoted the communication between China and overseas and profoundly illustrates how today's Silk Road can be re-launched and rejuvenate its glory.
Nomads Traders And Holy Men Along China S Silk Road
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Author : Annette Juliano
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Nomads Traders And Holy Men Along China S Silk Road written by Annette Juliano and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
Traders And Trade Routes Of Central And Inner Asia
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Author : Michael Gervers
language : en
Publisher: Asian Institute University of Toronto
Release Date : 2007
Traders And Trade Routes Of Central And Inner Asia written by Michael Gervers and has been published by Asian Institute University of Toronto this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
The Silk Road
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Author : British Library
language : en
Publisher: Serindia Publications, Inc.
Release Date : 2004
The Silk Road written by British Library and has been published by Serindia Publications, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Art categories.
The Silk Road A Very Short Introduction
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Author : James A. Millward
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-04-10
The Silk Road A Very Short Introduction written by James A. Millward and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-10 with History categories.
The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, shedding light on the importance of old-world cultural exchange to Eurasian and world history. On the one hand, historian James A. Millward treats the silk road broadly, to stand in for the cross-cultural communication between peoples across the Eurasian continent since at least the Neolithic era. On the other, he highlights specific examples of goods and ideas exchanged between the Mediterranean, Persia, India, and China, along with the significance of these exchanges. While including silks, spices, and travelers' tales of colorful locales, the book explains the dynamics of Central Eurasian history that promoted Silk Road interactions--especially the role of nomad empires--highlighting the importance of the biological, technological, artistic, intellectual, and religious interchanges across the continent. Millward shows that these exchanges had a profound effect on the old world that was akin to, if not on the scale of, modern globalization. He also disputes the idea that the silk road declined after the collapse of the Mongol empire or the opening of direct sea routes from Europe to Asia, showing how silk road phenomena continued through the early modern and modern expansion of the Russian and Chinese states across Central Asia. Millward concludes that the idea of the silk road has remained powerful, not only as a popular name for boutiques and restaurants, but also in modern politics and diplomacy, such as U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's "Silk Road Initiative" for India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Nomads Traders And Holy Men Along China S Silk Road
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Author : Annette L. Juliano
language : en
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Release Date : 2002
Nomads Traders And Holy Men Along China S Silk Road written by Annette L. Juliano and has been published by Brepols Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
This collection of papers formed part of the symposium, Nomads, Traders and Holy Men Along China's Silk Road, held at the Asia Society in New York on November 9-10, 2001. Although the Silk Road has inspired several important museum exhibitions, none had focused on the Hexi Corridor nor attempted to analyze the complexity of the cross-cultural relationships within China's borders. Nor had any exhibition focused on the nearly four hundred years of political disunity, nomadic incursions and social upheaval, brought about by the collapse of the great Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.), that then, after a series of short-lived dynasties, culminated in the reunification of China under the Tang empire (618-906).