TY - BOOK AU - Millward,James A. TI - The silk road: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780199365883 (ebook) : U1 - 958 23 PY - 2013///] CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Silk Road KW - History KW - Civilization KW - Eurasia KW - Commerce KW - Trade routes KW - Asia, Central N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780199782864.001.0001 ER -