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.
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.
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
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Introduction 1. Early Empires and Kingdoms in East Central Asia 2. Early Buddhism in Central Asia and the Gandhara School 3. The Migration of Hunnic Peoples to Northern China, Central Asia and Eastern Europe 4. The Kingdoms of the Tarim Basin and their Schools of Buddhist Art 5. The First Turkic Khaganate 6. Turkic Kingdoms of Eastern Europe 7. The Sogdians 8.The Second Turkic Khaganate and the Turgesh 9. China, Tibet and the Arabs: The Struggle for Supremacy in Central Asia 10. The Uyghurs 11. Outlook Appendix Notes Bibliography List of Maps Photo Credits Acknowledgements Index Concepts People Places
Introduction 1. Early Empires and Kingdoms in East Central Asia 2. Early Buddhism in Central Asia and the Gandhara School 3. The Migration of Hunnic Peoples to Northern China, Central Asia and Eastern Europe 4. The Kingdoms of the Tarim Basin and their Schools of Buddhist Art 5. The First Turkic Khaganate 6. Turkic Kingdoms of Eastern Europe 7. The Sogdians 8.The Second Turkic Khaganate and the Turgesh 9. China, Tibet and the Arabs: The Struggle for Supremacy in Central Asia 10. The Uyghurs 11. Outlook Appendix Notes Bibliography List of Maps Photo Credits Acknowledgements Index Concepts People Places
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