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Unravelling the Silk Road : Travels and Textiles in Central Asia by Chris Aslan is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Unravelling the Silk Road : Travels and Textiles in Central Asia about?

Three textile roads tangle their way through Central Asia. The famous Silk Road united east and west through trade. Older still was the Wool Road, of critical importance when houses made from wool enabled nomads to traverse the inhospitable winter steppes. Then there was the Cotton Road, marked by greed, colonialism and environmental disaster. At this intersection of human history, fortunes were made and lost through shimmering silks, life-giving felts and gossamer cottons. Chris Aslan, who has spent fifteen years living and working in the region, expertly unravels the strands of this tangled history and embroiders them with his own experiences of life in the heart of Asia. Chris Aslan was born in Turkey and spent his childhood there and in war-torn Beirut. He lived in the deserts and mountains of Central Asia for 15 years, and still returns regularly to the region. Chris is currently based in the UK but is planning a move to North Cyprus. A textile-rich tale, Chris Aslan unravels the threads of a compelling history, embellished with stories of his own experiences in the region. Art Society Magazine Unravelling the Silk Road is exactly the kind of book we like to champion at Daunt,

Who reads Unravelling the Silk Road : Travels and Textiles in Central Asia?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Chris Aslan
Publisher
Icon Books, Limited
Published
2023
Language
EN
ISBN
9781785789878
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Travel, Asia Travel, Lifestyle

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