To modern readers, the Silk Road conjures up images of fabled cities and exotic lands, and long-gone empires and great conquerors. Fabled cities such as Samarkand, Bukhara, Khotan or Chang'an continue to fascinate with the richness of their past. In this authoritative book, Luce Boulnois explores the encounter between East and West across the vast continental expanse that separates the Mediterranean world from the Chinese one…

Product Code:             EB-BK-001

Language:                   English

ISBN10:                       9622177204

Format:                        Hardcover

Publisher(s) :               W W Norton & Co Inc