Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9780870234354ISBN-10:870234358UPC:9780870234354Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Africa, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:China, Asian StudiesSize:8.51 x 5.43 x 0.86 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCA5ES2KH1
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia
The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it traveled precious cargoes of silk, gold and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centers of Buddhist art and learning. In time it began to decline. The traffic slowed, the merchants left and finally its towns vanished beneath the desert...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9780870234354ISBN-10:870234358UPC:9780870234354Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Africa, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:China, Asian StudiesSize:8.51 x 5.43 x 0.86 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCA5ES2KH1
For five years Chief Reporter of the London Times, Peter Hopkirk now specializes in Middle Eastern and Asiatic affairs, He has traveled widely throughout the world during his twenty-seven years as a reporter and foreign correspondent.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
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