Traveling the Silk Road
Subtitle: ancient pathway to the modern world
By: by Mark Norell and Denise Patry Leidy with Laura Ross
Contributors: Leidy, Denise Patry; Ross, Laura, 1956-
Publisher: Sterling Pub. Co.; Union Square & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781402781377
Subjects: Local History; Trade routes; Description and travel; History
Description: An elegant, lavishly illustrated history of the legendary Silk Road and the cultural pathway it blazed for the modern world. Spanning centuries of history, this engrossing book - created in conjunction with the world-famous American Museum of Natural History - takes an epic journey to major stops in China, Uzbekistan, Iraq, and beyond.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Brief history of the Silk Road; title: Xi'an; title: Turfan; title: Samarkand; title: Baghdad; title: Extensions : Istanbul and the sea.