The Silk Road in World History

Zusatztext A carefully constructed narrative and analysis...This is an excellent text that will be useful for orientating students and introducing them to the sources and interpretive problems of ancient and medieval Central Asian history. Informationen zum Autor Liu is a Faculty member, Department of History, College of New Jersey; (formerly) Professor, Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Klappentext The ancient trade routes that made up the Silk Road were some of the great conduits of cultural and material exchange in world history. In this intriguing book, Xinru Liu reveals both why and how this long-distance trade in luxury goods emerged in the late third century BCE, following its story through to the Mongol conquest. Zusammenfassung The ancient trade routes that made up the Silk Road were some of the great conduits of cultural and material exchange in world history. In this intriguing book, Xinru Liu reveals both why and how this long-distance trade in luxury goods emerged in the late third century BCE, following its story through to the Mongol conquest. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: China looks west 2: Rome looks east 3: The Kushan Empire and the Silk Road 4: The golden age: The Byzantine Empire (310-1453 CE) and Tang China (618-906 CE) 5: The coming of Islam 6: Religions, languages, and artistic styles of the Silk Road

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Xinru Liu, Xinru (Professor Liu
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.07.2010
• EAN: 9780195161748
• ISBN: 978-0-19-516174-8
• Pagine: 176
• Serie: New Oxford World History; New Oxford World History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia internazionale; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, General & world history, Economic history, History: earliest times to present day, Social and cultural history, General and world history