Stretching from the ancient Chinese capital of Xian across the
expanses of Central Asia to Rome, the Silk Road was, for 1,500
years, a vibrant network of arteries that carried the lifeblood of
nations across the world. Along a multitude of routes everything
was exchanged: exotic goods, art, knowledge, religion, philosophy,
disease and war. From the East came silk, precious stones, tea,
jade, paper, porcelain, spices and cotton; from the West, horses,
weapons, wool and linen, aromatics, entertainers and exotic
animals. From its earliest beginnings in the days of Alexander the
Great and the Han dynasty, the Silk Road expanded and evolved,
reaching its peak during the Tang dynasty and the Byzantine Empire
and gradually withering away with the decline of the Mongol Empire.
In this beautifully illustrated book, which covers the Central
Asian section of the Silk Road - from Lake Issyk-kul through
Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, the Kyzyl Kum Desert, Khiva and Merv
to Herat, Kabul and Iran - Jonathan Tucker uses travellers'
anecdotes and a wealth of literary and historical sources to
celebrate the cultural heritage of the countries that lie along the
Silk Road and illuminate the lives of those who once travelled
through the very heart of the world.
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