Silk Road: Monks, Warriors & Merchants on the Silk Road
Dublin Core
Title
Silk Road: Monks, Warriors & Merchants on the Silk Road
Creator
Luce Boulnois
Helen Loveday
Bradley Mayhew
Publisher
Odyssey
Date
2005
Language
en
Type
Book
Zotero
Item Type
Book
ISBN
978-962-217-721-5
Abstract Note
Place names such as Samarkand, Bukhara, Khotan and Chang'an continue to fascinate with the richness of their past. In this authoritative book, Luce Boulnois explores the encounter between East and West across the vast continental expanse that separates the Mediterranean world from the Chinese one. She unravels in a clear and compelling way the complex threads that make up the history of these great overland trade routes, which allowed the transmission across the world of ideas and beliefs, techniques and works of art, helping to shape civilisations that flourished along the way. How did the Romans, following in the footsteps of the Greeks, discover these far-flung regions? What did the Chinese know of the European world? How did they manage to keep the secret of silk manufacture safe for centuries? Did Marco Polo really go to China, or was he just a clever impostor? In navigating through these questions Boulnois enlightens us about the relationships between the East and the West and their influence on each other in the light of recent archeological discoveries, while also taking into account the recent geopolitical upheavals that have swept through these regions.
Date
2005
Extra
Google-Books-ID: TjynQgAACAAJ
Language
en
Library Catalog
Google Books
Num Pages
575
Publisher
Odyssey
Short Title
Silk Road
Title
Silk Road: Monks, Warriors & Merchants on the Silk Road
Attachment Title
Google Books Link
Citation
Luce Boulnois, Helen Loveday, and Bradley Mayhew, “Silk Road: Monks, Warriors & Merchants on the Silk Road,” Mondiale Middeleeuwen, accessed April 24, 2025, http://mondialemiddeleeuwen.web.rug.nl/items/show/254.