Tim Williams
Silk Roads Hardback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
A richly illustrated publication that explores the networks of contacts and exchanges spanning AfroEurasia from 500 to 1000 ce, highlighting how the movement of people, objects and ideas shaped cultures and histories. In the ninth century ce, an Arabian ship sank off the coast of Indonesia. The objects found in the wreckage have provided extraordinary evidence of the nature, scale and diversity of trade between Tang China and the Islamic Abbasid dynasty, revealing the extent of a largescale operation. This is just one example of the sprawling and extensive networks of contacts and exchanges across AfroEurasia, from Japan to Britain, in the period 500 to 1000 ce. This book challenges the concept of the Silk Roads as a simple history of trade between East and West. Focusing on a series of overlapping geographic zones, interspersed with case studies of particular peoples who were active along these networks seafarers in the Indian Ocean, Sogdians, Vikings, Aksumites, and the peoples of alAndalus it reveals remarkable human stories, innovations and the transfer of knowledge that emerged from these connections. Each section explores notable examples of contacts, connections and integrations, while emphasising the environmental and historical conditions that shaped them, featuring the latest scientific research. The dazzling range of objects includes a wooden panel with a painting of the silk princess who smuggled the eggs of the silk moth from China a lion sculpture from...
Binding: Hardback;304 pages; Publisher: British Museum Press; Classification: HBTP; Weight: 1978 g; Dimensions: 250 x 277 x 35
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A richly illustrated publication that explores the networks of contacts and exchanges spanning AfroEurasia from 500 to 1000 ce, highlighting how the movement of people, objects and ideas shaped cultures and histories. In the ninth century ce, an Arabian ship sank off the coast of Indonesia. The objects found in the wreckage have provided extraordinary evidence of the nature, scale and diversity of trade between Tang China and the Islamic Abbasid dynasty, revealing the extent of a largescale operation. This is just one example of the sprawling and extensive networks of contacts and exchanges across AfroEurasia, from Japan to Britain, in the period 500 to 1000 ce. This book challenges the concept of the Silk Roads as a simple history of trade between East and West. Focusing on a series of overlapping geographic zones, interspersed with case studies of particular peoples who were active along these networks seafarers in the Indian Ocean, Sogdians, Vikings, Aksumites, and the peoples of alAndalus it reveals remarkable human stories, innovations and the transfer of knowledge that emerged from these connections. Each section explores notable examples of contacts, connections and integrations, while emphasising the environmental and historical conditions that shaped them, featuring the latest scientific research. The dazzling range of objects includes a wooden panel with a painting of the silk princess who smuggled the eggs of the silk moth from China a lion sculpture from...
Binding: Hardback;304 pages; Publisher: British Museum Press; Classification: HBTP; Weight: 1978 g; Dimensions: 250 x 277 x 35
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Tim Williams
Silk Roads Hardback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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