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Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road The Search for Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia
Author: Peter Hopkirk
The Silk Road, the great trans-Asian highway linking Imperial Rome to China, reached the height of its importance during the T'ang Dynasty. Along it travelled precious cargoes as well as new ideas, art and knowledge. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of trade. However, as the Chinese lost control of the region, it began to decline ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780719537387
ISBN-10: 071953738X
Publication Date: 5/22/1980
Pages: 264
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Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Book Type: Hardcover
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