Millward, James A.,  1961- <br/><br/>
The silk road :  a very short introduction / 
James A. Millward. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  [2013] 
 - 1 online resource (xv, 152 pages) :  illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). 
 - Very short introductions .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> This title presents a new look at an ancient subject: the silk road that linked China, India, Persia and the Mediterranean across the expanses of Central Asia. James A. Millward highlights unusual but important biological, technological, and cultural exchanges over the silk roads that stimulated development across Eurasia and underpin civilization in our modern, globalized world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199365883 (ebook) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Silk Road--History.<br/>Silk Road--Civilization.<br/>Eurasia--Commerce--History.<br/>Trade routes--History.--Eurasia<br/>Asia, Central--History.<br/>Asia, Central--Civilization.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>958