Life along the Silk Road by Susan Whitfield
Offers a portrait of life along the great pre-modern trade routes of Eurasia. This edition tells about the history about this road to reconstruct the route through the personal experiences of travelers.
"A more completely reconstructed Silk Road and more colorfully depicted stories" -- H. Zhang CHOICE "Whitfield's biographical summaries neatly contextualize a range of social, religious, and geo-political perspectives." Bulletin of the Asia Institute
Susan Whitfield runs the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library, which provides online access to hundreds of thousands of manuscripts, paintings, and archaeological artifacts from the eastern Silk Road. The author of numerous books and articles on the Silk Road and China, Whitfield travels widely in the region and curates relevant exhibitions. She lectures and teaches worldwide.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520280595 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520280598 |
| Title | Life along the Silk Road |
| Author | Susan Whitfield |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2015-03-25 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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