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The Silk Road : a new history, Valerie Hansen

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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. --from publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
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
Isbn
9780195159318
Instance
Label
The Silk Road : a new history
Title
The Silk Road
Title remainder
a new history
Statement of responsibility
Valerie Hansen
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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. --from publisher description
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1958-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Hansen, Valerie
Dewey number
950.1
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
  • DS33.1
  • DS329.4
LC item number
  • .H36 2012
  • .H36 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Historic sites
  • Trade routes
  • Trade routes
  • Asian interest
  • Silk Road
  • Silk Road
  • Silk Road
  • Silk Road
Target audience
adult
Label
The Silk Road : a new history, Valerie Hansen
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-290) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780195159318
Isbn Type
(HRD)
Lccn
2011041804
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
System control number
  • 583390
  • (OCoLC)757838314
  • (OCoLC)ocn757838314
Label
The Silk Road : a new history, Valerie Hansen
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-290) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780195159318
Isbn Type
(HRD)
Lccn
2011041804
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
System control number
  • 583390
  • (OCoLC)757838314
  • (OCoLC)ocn757838314

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