University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, Date: 2002. Later Printing. Softcover. Fine Condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Asia; China; ISBN/EAN: 9780520243408. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2200. . 9780520243408 2002. University of California Press ISBN 0520243404 9780520243408 [US]

University of California Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. Date: 2004. Paperback. 0520243404 . 0.8 x 10.1 x 7.4 Inches; 270 pages . 2004. University of California Press ISBN 0520243404 9780520243408 [US]

ISBN10: 0520243404, ISBN13: 9780520243408, [publisher: University of California Press September 2004] Softcover
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University of California Press. Very Good. Date: 2004. Softcover. 0520243404 . Tight book in bright covers, unmarked but for inventory tick to top edge. ; 10.0 X 7.2 X 0.9 inches; 270 pages . 2004. University of California Press ISBN 0520243404 9780520243408 [CA]

Univ of California Pr, Date: 2004. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 270 pages. 10.25x7.50x0.50 inches. 2004. Univ of California Pr ISBN 0520243404 9780520243408 [GB]

Univ of California Pr 2004 Softcover New 1st edition. 270 pages. 10.25x7.50x0.50 inches.

University of California Press. New. Date: 2004. Paperback. 0520243404 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, like new, pristine, never opened -- 270 pages. Publisher's description: "The Silk Road, a series of ancient trade routes stretching across Central Asia to Europe, evokes exotic images of camel trains laden with bales of fine Chinese silk, spices, and perfume, of desert oases surrounded by snow-capped mountains, of bustling markets thronging with travellers buying and selling grapes, coriander, Baltic amber, and Mediterranean coral. Along this route, silks were sent from China to ancient Rome; princesses were dispatched in marriage alliances across the deserts; bandits and thieves launched attacks throughout history. Covering more than 5,000 years, this book, lavishly illustrated with photographs, manuscripts, and paintings from the collections of the British Library and other museums worldwide, presents an overall picture of the history and cultures of the Silk Road. It also contains many previously unpublished photographs by the great explorers Stein, Hedin, and Mannerheim. More than just a trade route, the Silk Road witnessed the movement of cultural influences. Frances Wood traces the story of the civilizations and ideas that flourished and moved along its vast geographical expanse. Indian Buddhism was carried into China on the Silk ...