The History of Central Asia: The Age of the Silk Roads

by Christoph Baumer

The Age of the Silk Roads (c 200 BC- c 900 AD) shaped the course of the future. The foundation by the Han dynasty of an extensive network of interlinking trade routes, collectively known as the Silk Road, led to an explosion of cultural and commercial transactions across Central Asia that had a profound impact on civilization. In this second volume of his authoritative history of the region, Christoph Baumer explores the unique flow of goods, peoples...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178076832X
• ISBN13: 9781780768328
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 5.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.6" x 11.4"