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The Silk Roads (Hardcover)
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The Silk Roads (Hardcover)
Series: Critical Concepts in Asian Studies
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The areas covering the Silk Roads, the ancient and modern roads
from China to the West, including the region of modern Xinjiang,
have an enduring and most diverse history. The impact that the
political, cultural, and economic exchange on the Silk Roads had on
the world cannot be overestimated; this exchange constitutes the
first instance of a globalized world. The earliest discoveries from
recent archaeological excavations date back almost 4000 years and
explorers in the early 20th century evoked a considerable interest
in the history of these regions, and the cultural relics they
brought back from the oasis towns of the Taklamakan initiated
entirely new research fields. For instance, Buddhist studies
received a new impact and languages hitherto unknown entered the
field of Western research. Since the 1990s the International
Dunhuang Project of the British Library has attempted to unify all
manuscripts, artefacts, and other materials collected from the Silk
Roads in a database accessible to the public in order to enhance
the visibility of these cultural treasures for researchers and the
general public alike. Different aspects of Silk Road studies
constitute a research focus at academic institutions all over the
world: Central Asian Institutes study the history and the present
political and economic situation of the countries that were part of
the ancient net of economic and cultural relations, and academic
projects, such as the Turfan Research Centre of the
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy, the 'Buddhist Manuscripts from
Ghandara' project at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, and
'The Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project' of the University of
Washington, Seattle are primarily concerned with the edition of the
manuscripts found on the Silk Roads. Initiatives for a more
comprehensive study of the multilayered history of the Silk Roads
have been launched at several academic institutions, for instance,
at the Buddhist Centre of the University of California Berkeley.
The collection of articles on the Silk Roads intends to cover the
most relevant aspects of studies on the Silk Roads mainly under a
historical perspective, but including some material regarding the
present situation of the area. It will focus on more recent
publications, but occasionally older, but significant publications
will also be included.
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