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- catalog abstract ""In the first 1,000 years after Christ, merchants, missionaries, monks, mendicants, and military men traveled on the vast network of Central Asian tracks that became known as the Silk Road. Linking Europe, India, and the Far East, the route passed through many countries and many settlements, from the splendid city of Samarkand to tiny desert hamlets. Susan Whitfield creates a rich and varied portrait of life along the greatest trade route in history in a vivid, lively, and learned account that spans the eighth through the tenth centuries. Recounting the lives of ten individuals who lived at different times during this period, Whitfield draws on contemporary sources and uses first-hand accounts whenever possible to reconstruct the history of the route through the personal experiences of these characters."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b11545257.
- catalog coverage "Asia History.".
- catalog coverage "Asia, Central Description and travel.".
- catalog coverage "Silk Road Biography.".
- catalog coverage "Silk Road History.".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""In the first 1,000 years after Christ, merchants, missionaries, monks, mendicants, and military men traveled on the vast network of Central Asian tracks that became known as the Silk Road. Linking Europe, India, and the Far East, the route passed through many countries and many settlements, from the splendid city of Samarkand to tiny desert hamlets. Susan Whitfield creates a rich and varied portrait of life along the greatest trade route in history in a vivid, lively, and learned account that spans the eighth through the tenth centuries. Recounting the lives of ten individuals who lived at different times during this period, Whitfield draws on contemporary sources and uses first-hand accounts whenever possible to reconstruct the history of the route through the personal experiences of these characters."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-229) and index.".
- catalog description "The Merchant's tale -- The Soldier's tale -- The Horseman's tale -- The Princess's tale -- The Monk's tale -- The Courtesan's tale -- The Nun's tale -- The Widow's tale -- The Official's tale -- The Artist's tale.".
- catalog extent "xi, 242 p., [16] leaves of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0520224728".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Berkeley : University of California Press,".
- catalog spatial "Asia History.".
- catalog spatial "Asia, Central Description and travel.".
- catalog spatial "Silk Road Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Silk Road History.".
- catalog subject "DS33.1 .W45 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Merchant's tale -- The Soldier's tale -- The Horseman's tale -- The Princess's tale -- The Monk's tale -- The Courtesan's tale -- The Nun's tale -- The Widow's tale -- The Official's tale -- The Artist's tale.".
- catalog title "Life along the Silk Road / Susan Whitfield.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".