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by Susan Whitfield
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"In the tradition of Neil MacGregor's History of the World in 100 Objects, but digging deeper, Susan Whitfield takes us on a tour of Silk Road culture and history via ten exemplary pieces (nine inanimate, one human). Each chapter's discussion spirals out from the object to take in history, technology, trade patterns, ancient and modern provenance, museology and other aspects, linking Silk Road past to globalizing present. Whitfield's micro-to-macro treatment of this handful of key Eurasian things is new to books on the Silk Road. Her expertise in art history, history, archaeology, museology, Dunhuangology, and other specialties is very much in evidence; few if any other scholars could do what she has done here. More than that, however, she manages to write for the student, the museum-goer, and the armchair traveler, as well as for the specialist."--James A. Millward, author of The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction "No one knows more about the material culture of the Silk Road than Susan Whitfield. With this book it's now clear that no one tells the story of the early world through objects better than she does. Whitfield carries her readers to the far corners of the earth through her deep and vast research on Silk Road artifacts."--Xinru Liu, author of The Silk Road in World History "The fabled Silk Road springs to life in this engaging and erudite book. The author conjures up its rich history through a series of vignettes that take the form of biographical sketches of some of the fascinating things that moved in and out of many hands and many places across Asia, Europe, and Africa. This is a book of enthralling stories about familiar and unfamiliar objects, peoples, and landscapes in premodern times."--Anand A. Yang, author of Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar
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- Title Silk, Slaves, and Stupas: Material Culture of the Silk Road
- Author Susan Whitfield
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780520281783 / 0520281780
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 5.9 x 1 in (22.86 x 14.99 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects Silk Road - History, Asia - Antiquities
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018001196
- Dewey Decimal Code 950.1
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