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Автор: James A. Millward
Название: The Silk Road A very short introduction
Перевод названия: Миллуорд: Шелковый путь
ISBN: 9780199782864
Издательство: Oxford Academ
Издательство: Oxford University Press, USA
Классификация:

Всеобщая и мировая история

История Азии

ISBN-10: 0199782865
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 168
Вес: 0.13 кг.
Дата издания: 01.04.2013
Серия: VSI Very Short Introductions
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 9 b/w halftones, 1 map
Размер: 181 x 127 x 9
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Ссылка на Издательство: Link
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Поставляется из: США
Описание: The phrase silk road evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this
Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, shedding light on the importance of old-world cultural exchange to Eurasian and world history.

On the one hand, historian James A. Millward treats the silk road broadly, to stand in for the cross-cultural communication between peoples across the Eurasian continent since at least the Neolithic era. On the other, he highlights specific examples of goods and ideas exchanged between the
Mediterranean, Persia, India, and China, along with the significance of these exchanges. While including silks, spices, and travelers tales of colorful locales, the book explains the dynamics of Central Eurasian history that promoted Silk Road interactions--especially the role of nomad
empires--highlighting the importance of the biological, technological, artistic, intellectual, and religious interchanges across the continent. Millward shows that these exchanges had a profound effect on the old world that was akin to, if not on the scale of, modern globalization. He also disputes
the idea that the silk road declined after the collapse of the Mongol empire or the opening of direct sea routes from Europe to Asia, showing how silk road phenomena continued through the early modern and modern expansion of the Russian and Chinese states across Central Asia.

Millward concludes that the idea of the silk road has remained powerful, not only as a popular name for boutiques and restaurants, but also in modern politics and diplomacy, such as U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clintons Silk Road Initiative for India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

The Silk Road A very short introduction, James A. Millward