The Silk Road: A New History with Documents
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (952 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0190208929 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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E. N. Anderson said Major history of the Silk Road. The first edition of this book (without documents) was already a five-star work, so this should get ten or fifteen. It is a really excellent work of history. Dr. Hansen has an incredible level of expertise. I never understand how some people can learn so much in one lifetime--a Buddhist would say she is the reincarnation of an old Silk Road traveler. She also writes very well, making this a "good read" to rival the old accounts by Hedin and Stein that got many of us interested in the Silk Road in the first place. The documents are a fascinating lot, most familiar to Asianists but some rarely publis
That is no small praise, and I could not readily agree more. With the new documents, this version gives an even more vivid picture of how the 'Silk Road' actually functioned. This useful and timely text provides teachers and students of Chinese, Asian, and world history a much-needed collection of primary sources on the Silk Road in the first millennium and beyond. Instructors and students alike will benefit greatly from Hansen's informative introductions and carefully selected maps and images."--Cong Ellen Zhang, University of Virginia. The selected prayers, contracts, personal correspondence, and graffiti tell extremely vivid, personal, factual stories and promise to generate stimulating class discussion. Indeed, for anyone who teaches the Silk Road--or Asian or world history--this updated version that includes a remarkable array of original sources is an absolute boon. It is perfect for classroom use."--Christopher P. "The Silk Road was already th
Hansen explores eight sites 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.Designed for use in the classroom and based on the award-winning trade edition (OUP, 2012), The Silk Road: A New History with Documents offers a selection of excerpted primary sources in each chapter. A new final chapter provides coverage of the Silk Road during the period of Mongol rule.. The Silk Road is iconic in world history; 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. In The Silk Road: A New History with Documents, Valerie Hansen des
She is the author of several books, including The Open Empire, Second Edition (2015), and, with Kenneth R. Curtis, Voyages in World History, Third Edition (2016).. Valerie Hansen is Professor of History at Yale University