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040			_aKenya National Library Service
082			_a951.6 HOP
100			_aHopkirk, Peter _eauthor
245			_aForeign devils on the silk road : _bthe search for the lost treasures of central Asia / _cPeter Hopkirk
300			_ax, 252 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c20 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and Index
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aHistory of Asia and _vChina and adjacent areas
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