Christoph Baumer (Independent Scholar)

Gebundenes Buch

The History of Central Asia

The Age of the Silk Roads

Beschreibung

In this second volume of his authoritative history of the region, Christoph Baumer explores the unique flow of goods, peoples and ideas along the dusty tracks and wandering caravan routes that brought European and Mediterranean orbits into contact with Asia.

Autor

Christoph Baumer - a leading explorer and historian of Central Asia, Tibet and China - has written several well-received books in the fields of history, religion, archaeology and travel. These include The Church of the East: An Illustrated History of Assyrian Christianity, Traces in the Desert: Journeys of Discovery across Central Asia and China's Holy Mountain: An Illustrated Journey into the Heart of Buddhism, all published by I.B.Tauris. His ambitious four-volume study of Central Asia was launched in 2012 with volume 1, The History of Central Asia: The Age of the Steppe Warriors

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 243mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 2110g
• ISBN-13: 9781780768328
• ISBN-10: 178076832X
• Artikelnr.: 40603481