Susan Whitfield
Life Along the Silk Road
- ISBN 13:
- 9780520280595
- author:
- Susan Whitfield
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of California Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 284
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 2 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Social & Urban History
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Life Along the Silk Road Second Edition by Susan Whitfield is a comprehensive history of the ancient trade routes that connected Eurasia. This updated edition explores the lives of ordinary people who traveled along these routes, from merchants to missionaries and military men. Over 1,000 years after Christ, a diverse group of individuals traversed the vast network of Central Asian tracks known as the Silk Road. Susan Whitfield brings their stories to life, shedding light on the experiences of those often forgotten by history. The book also delves into maritime links across the Indian Ocean and the north-south routes from the Baltic to the Gulf. A work of great scholarship, Life Along the Silk Road offers a unique perspective on this pivotal period in world history, making it an engaging read for anyone interested in global and comparative history.
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