Towards the middle of the 20th century, scholarly research revealed that the fabled Silk Roads , far from being mere trade routes, were cultural highways that played a pivotal role in linking east and west, intermittently bringing together nomads and city dwellers, pastoral peoples and farmers, merchants and monks, and soldiers and pilgrims.
Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated Author(s): Vadim Elisseeff Number of pages: 352 Publication date: 2000 Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 19 Cover type: Paperback / softback.
Publisher | Berghahn |
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Author(s) | Vadim |
Number of pages | 352 |
Publication date | 2000 |
Dimensions | 216 x 140 x 19 |
Cover type | Paperback softback |