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03190aam a2200421Ii 4500 001 E816B8E22DF611EAB868BF0597128E48 003 SILO 005 20200103010057 008 190309s2019 cauab b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780520304185 020 $a 0520304187 035 $a (OCoLC)1089418460 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d PUL $d YDXIT $d OCLCF $d SILO 043 $a ac----- 050 4 $a DS328 $b .S55 2019 082 04 $a 950.1 $2 23 245 00 $a Silk Roads : $b peoples, cultures, landscapes / $c edited by Susan Whitfield ; foreword by Peter Sellars. 264 1 $a Oakland, California : $b University of California Press, $c [2019] 300 $a 479 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; $c 30 cm 500 $a Published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by Thames & Hudson. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references ( pages 447-465) and index. 520 $a As world powers realign their cultural outlooks, there is no better time to consider how Eurasia's complex network of ancient trade routes - which spanned high mountain ranges, open river plains and vast deserts across the continent and on to the seas beyond - fostered economic activity and cultural communication. From perfume to spice, from religion to art, the trade and exchange of goods and ideas was crucial to the development of civilizations throughout the region, and the world. This book is the first comprehensive illustrated publication on the Silk Roads. Edited by an established authority on the subject, 'The Silk Roads' situates the ancient routes against the landscapes that defined them, to reveal the raw materials that they produced, the means of travel that were employed to traverse them and the communities that were formed by them. Organized by terrain, from steppe to desert to ocean, each section includes detailed maps, a historical overview, thematic essays and features showcasing iconic art objects, buildings and archaeological discoveries. A wealth of photographs reveal the breathtaking landscapes of Central Asia, mostly unseen by those who haven't travelled the routes. Designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2014, the Silk Road has never been of greater interest or importance than today. This beautiful publication honours the astonishing diversity in the way cultures can advance and flourish not in spite of their differences, but because of them. 651 0 $a Silk Road $x Antiquities. 651 0 $a Silk Road $x History. 650 0 $a Material culture $z Asia, Central. 650 7 $a Antiquities. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00810745 650 7 $a Material culture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01011739 651 7 $a Asia $z Silk Road. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01243730 651 7 $a Central Asia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01240497 650 7 $a Geschichte $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4020517-4 650 7 $a Seidenstra©e $g Motiv $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4537346-2 651 7 $a Asien $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4003217-6 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a Whitfield, Susan, $d 1960- $e editor. 700 1 $a Sellars, Peter, $e writer of foreword. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231017012803.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E816B8E22DF611EAB868BF0597128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search