The Silk Road : An Ancient Trade Route

Contents: Preface. 1. Silk road chronology. 2. The silk road: linking Europe and Asia through trade. 3. Travelers on the Silk Road. 4. The Silk Road, religion and trade. 5. Buddhism and the Silk Road. 6. Silk Road a refuge of heretics. 7. Violent non-state actors in Central Asia. 8. The Islamization of the Silk Road. 9. Ecumenical mischief. 10. A melting pot no more. 11. Silk Road ancient sites and conservation. 12. Projects of the Getty Conservation Institute and the State Bureau of Cultural Relics. 13. Restoration of Silk Route. 14. Further reading. Bibliography. Index.

"Silk Road also called silk route, ancient trade route, linking China with the Wet, carried, good and ideas between the different civilizations. This road was an extensive network of routes linking the great cities of Eurasia, stretching from the shores of the Mediterranean to the Chinese capital, Changan for over a thousand years, it was not merely a trade route but a conduit along which varied civilizations converged and flourished. The Old Silk Road has inspired a United Nations plan for trans-Asian highway.

Aim of this book is to compile material on this fascinating route. The road was built in ancient ages for import of the Chinese silk westwards. The study will provide unique mixture of long forgotten cultures and exotic geography." (jacket)