The History of Central Asia The Age of the Silk Roads Volume The Age of the Silk Roads c BC c AD shaped the course of the future The foundation by the Han dynasty of an extensive network of interlinking trade routes collectively known as the Silk Road
The Age of the Silk Roads c 200 BC c 900 AD shaped the course of the future The foundation by the Han dynasty of an extensive network of interlinking trade routes, collectively known as the Silk Road, led to an explosion of cultural and commercial transactions across Central Asia that had a profound impact on civilization In this second volume of his authoritative hisThe Age of the Silk Roads c 200 BC c 900 AD shaped the course of the future The foundation by the Han dynasty of an extensive network of interlinking trade routes, collectively known as the Silk Road, led to an explosion of cultural and commercial transactions across Central Asia that had a profound impact on civilization In this second volume of his authoritative history of the region, Christoph Baumer explores the unique flow of goods, peoples and ideas along the dusty tracks and wandering caravan routes that brought European and Mediterranean orbits into contact with Asia The Silk Roads, the author shows, enabled the spread across the known world of Christianity, Manichaeism, Buddhism and Islam, just as earlier they had caused Roman citizens to crave the exotic silk goods of the mysterious Far East Tracing the rise and fall of empires, this richly illustrated book charts the ebb and flow of epic history the bitter rivalry of Rome and Parthia the lucrative mercantile empire of the Sogdians the founding of Samarkand and Chinese defeat at the Battle of Talas 751 AD by the forces of Islam.
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I enjoyed this more than the first volume. Like the first it is beautifully presented and full of fabulous photographs. It presents a broad and generally interesting history of Central Asia from different perspectives. It describes parts of world history which are interesting and probably unknown to most readers.A couple of criticisms. Occasionally the author falls into the trap of writing what are really just long lists of historical facts and names - in this sort of general history simply list [...]
Very interesting and thorough, lavishly illustrated. A huge drawback, though, for this whole series is the coffee-table size, which does not make it a book easy to sit down with in an armchair for the evening.
Reviewed by Asian Review of Books