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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Jade (Hardcover)
Berthold Laufer
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R1,083
Discovery Miles 10 830
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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In this major study - regarded as his most important work - the
pioneering anthropologist, Berthold Laufer documents the cultural
transfers that took place between China and Iran in ancient times.
He does so by tracing the history of cultivated plants, drugs,
products, minerals, metals, precious stones and textiles, in their
migration from Persia to China and from China to Persia. Walnut,
peach, apricot and olive, as well as more exotic products like
jasmine, henna, indigo, lapis lazuli, amber, coral, gold, ebony,
zinc and myrrh are all included. Few other publications provide so
much informative detail about the way human activity has modified
the natural world through the movement of plants and other natural
resource products from one historical civilisation to another. The
work also offers important detail on Iran for periods when Iranian
sources are slim. Introduced by Brian Spooner, Professor of
Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, this classic work
is once more available for all scholars of Iran, China and cultural
exchange.
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