Stephen Gosch, Peter Stearns

Premodern Travel in World History (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Featuring some of the greatest travellers in human history, this survey uses succinct accounts of the most epic journeys in the premodern world as lenses through which to examine the development of early travel, trade and cultural interchange.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134583690
• Artikelnr.: 38247064

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction - Why Travel? 2. Beginnings to 1000BCE Classical Period 3.
The Middle East and the Mediterranean Region, 1000BCE to 500CE 4. China,
Central Asia and the Establishment of the Silk Road, 200BCE to 500 CE The
Post-Classical Period 5. Buddhist Journeys, 400 to 900 CE 6. A Decisive New
Framework 7. Muslim Travelers, 700 to 1400 CE 8. Marco Polo and the
Heritage of Christian Travel 9. An Explosion of Travel: The Fifteenth
Century and Beyond 10. Conclusion