The Silk Road

  • The Silk Road: Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran
    The Silk Road: Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran
    By Jonathan Tucker

    Some 55 km west of Shahrud is Damghan – the site of Hecatompylos – one of the Greek cities founded by Alexander the Great4 and home to Iran's oldest mosque. Damghan Discoveries made at Tepe Hissar, south-east of Damghan, indicate that ...

  • The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction
    The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction
    By James A. Millward

    2001), http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/books/NBK33781; Paul U. Unschuld, Medicine in China: A History of Ideas (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985). ... 30, 2010, http://english. peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90782/6935139.html.

  • The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction
    The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction
    By James A. Millward

    Nicola Di Cosmo's argument regarding the Great Wall and nomad-type states: Nicola Di Cosmo, Ancient China and Its Enemies: The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002); Nicola Di ...

  • The Silk Road: A History
    By David M. Brownstone, Irene M. Franck

    Traversed by pilgrim and pillager alike, this is the road of Marco Polo, Alexander the Great, Kublai Khan and Attila the Hun--the road connecting east and west and linking the great historic cultures of Eurasia.

  • The Silk Road: A History
    By David M. Brownstone, Irene M. Franck

    Traversed by pilgrim and pillager alike, this is the road of Marco Polo, Alexander the Great, Kublai Khan and Attila the Hun--the road connecting east and west and linking the great historic cultures of Eurasia.

  • The Silk Road
    The Silk Road
    By Mark Leggatt

    Third in the Connor Montrose series by Mark Leggatt, following on from the success of Names of the Dead and The London Cage.

  • The Silk Road: Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia
    The Silk Road: Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia
    By Frances Wood

    Covering five thousand years of history and delving deeply into the archives the British Museum and other famous collections of art and antiquities, this fascinating tour of a storied trade route introduces readers to the sights, sounds, ...

  • The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction
    The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction
    By James A. Millward

    The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction is a new look at an ancient subject: the silk road that linked China, India, Persia and the Mediterranean across the expanses of Central Asia.

  • The Silk Road: A Journey from the High Pamirs and Ili Through Sinkiang and Kansu
    The Silk Road: A Journey from the High Pamirs and Ili Through Sinkiang and Kansu
    By Jan Myrdal

    The Silk Road: A Journey from the High Pamirs and Ili Through Sinkiang and Kansu

  • The Silk Road: A New History
    The Silk Road: A New History
    By Valerie Hansen

    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.

  • The Silk Road: A Novel
    The Silk Road: A Novel
    By Kathryn Davis

    The Silk Road is her most explicitly allegorical novel and also her most profound vehicle; supple and mesmerizing, the journey here is not undertaken by a single protagonist but by a community of separate souls—a family, a yoga class, a ...

  • The Silk Road: Explore the World's Most Famous Trade Route with 20 Projects
    The Silk Road: Explore the World's Most Famous Trade Route with 20 Projects
    By Kathy Ceceri

    In The Silk Road: Explore the World’s Most Famous Trade Route, readers ages 9–12 will learn about the history, geography, culture, and people of the Silk Road region.

  • The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith
    The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith
    By Susan Whitfield, Ursula Sims-Williams

    This new catalogue on the Silk Road is published to accompany a major exhibition at the British Library. Containing high-quality reproductions of the exhibits and extended captions, this book will...

  • The Silk Road: Connecting Histories and Futures
    The Silk Road: Connecting Histories and Futures
    By Tim Winter

    "The Silk Road: Connecting Histories and Futures" is the first book to critically investigate the merits and problems of this fabled geocultural narrative of history, and map out the role it plays in international affairs.

  • The Silk Road: Art and History
    By Jonathan Tucker

    A celebration of the cultural heritage of the countries along the Silk Route, this book explores the ancient trade route between Europe and the Far East, more specifically between Rome and the old Chinese capital of Xian.

  • The Silk Road: A New History with Documents
    The Silk Road: A New History with Documents
    By Valerie Hansen

    Many of these are difficult to find, and the author has checked all the translations to enhance their readability"--Provided by publisher.

  • The Silk Road: Art and History
    The Silk Road: Art and History
    By Jonathan Tucker

    Celebrating the cultural heritage of the countries along the Silk Route, this text explores the ancient trade route between Europe and the Far East, more specifically between Rome and the...

  • The Silk Road
    The Silk Road
    By Sven Anders Hedin

    This vivid book reflects that exciting expedition ¬ the constant mishaps, serious accidents and dangers; the immensity of China; the divergent ethnic groups; the ambitious generals; and the brigands.

  • The Silk Road
    The Silk Road
    By David Grace

    Primary among them is the Silk Road, the overland route across Asia that endured for more than 1,000 years as a crossroad from East to West. Here, in this essay by historian David Grace is the story of one of the great highways of trade.

  • The Silk Road: Overland Trade and Cultural Interactions in Eurasia
    The Silk Road: Overland Trade and Cultural Interactions in Eurasia
    By Xinru Liu

    The Silk Road: Overland Trade and Cultural Interactions in Eurasia