Empires of the silk road

Empires of the Silk Road

A history of Central Eurasia since ancient times. It presents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world r

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Life along the Silk Road

Offers a portrait of life along the great pre-modern trade routes of Eurasia. This edition tells about the history about this road to reconstruct the

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Shadow of the Silk Road

Traces the drifts of the trade route out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran

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Shadow of the Silk Road

Vintage Voyages: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mindOn buses, donkey carts, trains, jeeps and camels, Colin Thub

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History of the Silk Road

The author explains the truth behind odd tales of horses that sweat blood, defaced statues and missing frescoes, and Marco Polo's stories of black gol

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Flora of the Silk Road

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Foreign Devils on the Silk Road

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Unravelling the Silk Road

Veteran traveller and textile expert Chris Aslan explores the Silk, Wool and Cotton Roads of Central Asia

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Silk Road and Beyond

The Silk Road and Beyond covers the career, adventures and anecdotes of Ivor Whittall, one of the early pioneers of long distance trucking to the Midd

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New Silk Road

The rise of the Arab world and China are part of the same story, once trading partners via the Silk Road. This is a fully revised and updated accoun

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Gentlemen of the Road

A spellbinding yarn set a thousand years ago along the ancient Silk Road, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier a

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Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800

The overland Silk Road linking China with West Asia and Europe is a famous and fabled trade route. The sea route that was its alternative was arguably

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Civilizations of the Silk Road Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book describes the interactions between various civilizations and societies along the Silk Road between 500 BCE and 1500 CE, the period from the first encounters of the ancient Greek and Persian civilizations to the time when maritime exchanges between Europe and Asia exceeded those on land. The author has interwoven facts, anecdotes and his own experiences throughou...

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The First Binding: A Silk Road epic fantasy full of magic and mystery - R. R. Virdi

<p>'A work of extraordinary depth; people are going to be unpicking the secrets of Tremaine for years to come' Richard Swan, Sunday Times bestselling authorAll legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first.I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed th...

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Normative Readings of the Belt and Road Initiative

This timely book offers revealing insights into the changing role of China in world governance as exemplified by the Silk Road Initiative, the People'

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Tanbur Long-Necked Lutes along the Silk Road and beyond

This book is divided into two main parts: 'The Tanbur Tradition' discusses the origin, history, construction and playing techniques of tanburs; 'The T

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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World - Peter Frankopan

<p>The sun is setting on the Western world. Slowly but surely, the direction in which the world spins has reversed: where for the last five centuries the globe turned westwards on its axis, it now turns to the east. For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search o...

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Spice Road (PC) Steam

Strategy, trade and empire building on the old Silk Road. Spice Road is a town building, social and economic simulation game full of original challenges. "Deep in the mountains and deserts of central Asia, where life is hard and death is sudden, thin trails of gold, silk and spice trace a web between the industrial forges of the West and the exotic climes of the East." Yo...

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Extraordinary Story of the Apple

This book details the natural and cultural history of the apple, using DNA evidence, from its origins in China, along the Silk Road to Europe and onto

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Spice Road (PC) Steam (PC)

Strategy, trade and empire building on the old Silk Road. Spice Road is a town building, social and economic simulation game full of original challenges."Deep in the mountains and deserts of central Asia, where life is hard and death is sudden, thin trails of gold, silk and spice trace a web between the industrial forges of the West and the exotic climes of the East....

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The Story of China : A portrait of a civilisation and its people - Wood Michael

Anotace: China`s story is extraordinarily rich and dramatic. Now Michael Wood, one of the UK`s pre-eminent historians, brings it all together in a major new one-volume history of China that is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand its burgeoning role in our world today.China is the oldest living civilisation on earth, but its history is still surprisingly ...

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Assassin's Creed Mirage: Daughter of No One

Master Assassin RoshanÂ’s past is revealed in the hunt along the Silk Road for a powerful mysterious artefact in this essential AssassinÂ’s Creed adve

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Carpet Ride to Khiva

An account of seven years on the Silk Road.

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Britain's Declining Empire

An authoritative 2007 history of one of the world's most important empires on the road to decolonisation. Ronald Hyam offers a major reassessment of t

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Journey Into Cyprus

Moving from Greek villages to Turkish towns, the author of Shadow of the Silk Road and Night of Fire provides a profound look into the people of Cypru

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Antioch

This is a complete history of Antioch, one of the most significant major cities of the eastern Mediterranean and a crossroads for the Silk Road, from

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Back to Istanbul

This unexpected fourth volume in OllivierÂ’s Silk Road series (Out of Istanbul, Walking to Samarkand, and Winds of the Steppe) is a wonderful bonus fo

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Iran - turistický průvodce

This new, sixth edition of Bradt’s Iran continues to provide the most detailed background, history and cultural information available when visiting this ‘Jewel of Central Asia’. Thoroughly reviewed to provide all the latest information, including security and language, this new edition includes expanded information on travel to western Iran, namely Khorasan Province, whic...