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The Silk Road : A New History by Valerie Hansen, Valerie Hansen is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Silk Road : A New History about?
<br> The Silk Road is as iconic in world history as the Colossus of Rhodes or the Suez Canal. But what was it, exactly? It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty desert track, reaching from China to Rome. The reality was different--and far more interesting--as revealed in this new history. <p>In <em>The Silk Road</em>, Valerie Hansen describes the remarkable archeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. For centuries, key records remained hidden-sometimes deliberately buried by bureaucrats for safe keeping. But the sands of the Taklamakan Desert have revealed fascinating material, sometimes preserved by illiterate locals who recycled official documents to make insoles for shoes or garments for the dead. Hansen explores seven oases along the road, from Xi'an to Samarkand, where merchants, envoys, pilgrims, and travelers mixed in cosmopolitan communities, tolerant of religions from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism. There was no single, continuous road, but a chain of markets that traded between east and west. China and the Roman Empire had very little direct trade. China's main partners were the peoples of modern-day Ira
Who reads The Silk Road : A New History?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Valerie Hansen, Valerie Hansen
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190218423
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Travel, Anthropology
- Rating
- 3.75 / 5 (236 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14