Foreign devils on the silk road : the search for the lost treasures of central Asia / Peter Hopkirk

By:

Hopkirk, Peter [author]

Material type: Text

TextDescription: x, 252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmISBN:

9780719564482

Subject(s):

History of Asia and -- China and adjacent areas

DDC classification:

951.6 HOP

Summary: The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold, and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. It s oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of Buddhist art and learning.

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Includes bibliographical references and Index

The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold, and ivory, as well as revolutionary new ideas. It s oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of Buddhist art and learning.

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