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Life Along the Silk Road

Susan Whitfield
ISBN
9780520232143
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Published
1999
Pages
256
Format
BOOK
Language

Description

The Silk Road was the most traveled trade route for over 1,000 years until it was eclipsed by maritime trade. Whitfield presents composite stories of merchants, soldiers, artists, and princesses who traveled the route, and presents its history through their personal experiences.

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