The Silk Roads
Torr, Geordie2021
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Take an intrepid journey through the history of the Silk Roads with this visually stunning reference book. Traversing snowy mountain passes, vast, forbidding deserts and stormy seas, these ancient trade routes were about much more than the movement of goods, they paved the way for an unprecedented period of cultural exchange, diplomacy and conflict creating a legacy that continues to affect global geopolitics in the 21st century. Geordie Torr guides us through the history and politics of these fabled routes while also celebrating the incredible feats of those who traversed them and the beauty of the routes themselves.
Main title:
The Silk Roads / Geordie Torr.
Author:
Torr, Geordie, author
Edition:
Updated edition.
Imprint:
London : Arcturus Publishing, 2021.
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781838574345 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
950.1
Language:
English
BRN:
93179