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The idea of the Silk Road is an enduring concept. Originally created by 19th century Europeans to provide an understandable narrative of trade in the non-European world, it has become a romanticised term describing a route connecting 'the East and West', the assumed major powers of China and Rome. In Creating the Silk Road Khodadad Rezakhani challenges this assumption, providing an alternative narrative which does not gloss over the intricacies in the histories of the various regions, from Western China through to Iran and the Caucasus. By confronting the shortcomings of Eurocentric historiography, the somewhat artificial and nostalgic nature of the Silk Road concept is revealed, opening the way for a deeper scrutiny of the histories, languages and cultures of Eurasia.
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Table of Contents
Part One: The Gravy Train of History
Chapter One : The Unknown East: 19th Century Historiography and the concept of Static History
Chapter Two: Modern Economy and Ancient Commerce
Chapter Three: the Silk Road in Popular Culture
Part Two: The Lands of the Silk Road
Chapter Four: China and Turkistan: Conflict and Interdependence
Chapter Five: Central Asians as Master Traders: Merchant Networks from the Bactrians and Sogdians to the Tajiks
Chapter Six: Economic Change in the Middle East and the Silk Road
Conclusion
Product details
| Published | Jun 25 2026 |
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| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781838603540 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Illustrations | 5 maps |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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