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Books on: silk route trade

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Uygur Patronage in Dunhuang: Regional Art Centres on the Northern Silk Road in the Tenth Century

Book by Lilla Russell-Smith; Brill, 2005

Subjects:

Art, Uighur--China--Dunhuang Caves, Painting, Buddhist--China--Dunhuang Caves, Painting, Chinese--China--Dunhuang Caves, Uighur (Turkic People)

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...attention to the importance of the trade routes in the Kokonor region, and...this important junction of the Silk Route and the trade routes to both central 1ibet and toward...importance of the Kokonor-Chengdu Route, lin- king Sichuan with the...
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The Malay Peninsula: Crossroads of the Maritime Silk Road (100 BC-1300 AD)

Book by Michel Jacq-Hergoualc'H, Victoria Hobson; Brill, 2002

Subjects:

Malay Peninsula--Antiquities, Malay Peninsula--Commerce--History, Malay Peninsula--History, Malay Peninsula--Religion

Collections: History, Entire Library

...world passed through the Peninsula as they followed the different itinerar- ies of what can be called the Maritime Silk Trade Route that linked the two extreme points of Asia. The history of these different peoples was therefore bound to have vital...
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Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present

Book by Christopher I. Beckwith; Princeton University Press, 2009

Subjects:

Asia, Central--History, East Asia--History, Europe, Eastern--History, Middle East--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...to which the trade goods in the...traditional Silk Road conception...essentially a trade route or collection of routes. For example...The term Silk Road is already...a system of trade routes. Similarly...and along the Silk Roads and re...
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Xuanzang: A Buddhist Pilgrim on the Silk Road

Book by Sally Hovey Wriggins; Westview Press, 1996

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Priests, Buddhist--China--Biography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Kanda Christine Guth, "The Silk Route and the Diamond Path: Esoteric Buddhist Art on the Trans-Himalayan Trade Routes." Orientations , May 1983, pp. 29-36. Li Yongshi, trans. The Life of Hsuan-Tsang , by Huili. Peking: Chinese...
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Uzbekistan: Transition to Authoritarianism on the Silk Road

Book by Neil J. Melvin; Harwood Academic, 2000

Subjects:

Uzbekistan--Economic Conditions--1991-, Uzbekistan--History, Uzbekistan--History--1991-, Uzbekistan--Politics And Government--1991-

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the region. China has become the leading trade partner for the states of the region after...premier Li Peng spoke of reopening the old silk route through Uzbekistan but he stressed that...TRANSITION TO AUTHORITARIANISM ON THE SILK ROAD

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Journal Articles on: silk route trade

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Silk Roads or Steppe Roads? the Silk Roads in World History

Journal article by David Christian; Journal of World History, Vol. 11, 2000

Subjects:

World History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...mercenaries, and in increasing trade with the steppes, in...luxury goods such as silks or ceramics produced...has called the "fur routes," linking Siberia with...suggests that steppe routes along the Don toward...Bombycine," or wild silk, was produced on Cos...quality than Chinese silk, being made from a different...IV.24 on this trade route. On the problem of state...
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Trade-Buddhism: Maritime Trade, Immigration, and the Buddhist Landfall in Early Japan

Journal article by Charles Holcombe; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 119, 1999

Subjects:

Buddhism--History, History, Ancient--Japan, International trade--7th century, Japan--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...via the caravan trade routes of Central Asia...proof of this silk-route connection...this northern silk-route-style...Ancient China: Trade and Religious...Crossroads," in The Silk Route and the Diamond...Himalayan Trade Routes, ed. Deborah...
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Promotion of Trade and Investment between People's Republic of China and India: toward a Regional Perspective

Journal article by Biswanath Bhattacharyay, Prabir De; Asian Development Review, Vol. 22, 2005

Subjects:

China, Developing countries--LDCs, Economic development, India, International trade, Regionalism, Studies

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...also lie in developing trade routes from NER to Myanmar and...constitute a major trade route between the two countries...cross-border trade route between the PRC and India...very suitable for local trade and tourism. A recent...to follow a roundabout route from Kunming to Zhanjiang...
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Dissolving Hegemony or Changing Trade Pattern? Images of Srivijaya in the Chinese Sources of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

Journal article by So Kee-Long; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 29, 1998

Subjects:

Commerce--History, Southeast Asia--International trade, Sumatra--International trade

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...give in exchange gold, silver, porcelain-ware, silk brocades, skeins of silk, silk gauzes, sugar, iron, samshu, rice, dried galangal...Srivijayas military strength and its effect on maritime trade: They are skilled at fighting on land or water...
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Pakistan-india Trade Potential and Issues

Journal article by Zareen F. Naqvi; The Lahore Journal of Economics, Vol. 14, 2009

Subjects:

Developing countries--LDCs, India, International relations, Pakistan, Studies, Trade relations

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...infrastructure. A key impediment to trade is the restrictive visa regime...grossly inadequate for handling trade volume growth. Warehousing...guide cross-border bilateral trade are geared to curbing-not...00 and 16:00 on the land route and rail traffic is limited...cargo is not permitted on land routes, which results in higher rates...

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Magazine Articles on: silk route trade

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Exploring the Silk Road

Magazine article; Curriculum Review, Vol. 50, April 2011

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Books--Book reviews, The Silk Road: Explore the World's Most Famous Trade Routes (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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Exploring the Silk Road. Teach the history...the Worlds Most Famous Trade Routes by Kathy Ceceri (Nomad...through the history of the Silk Road, the goods that...lived along the way. The Silk Road explains the importance of this ancient trade route through games, timelines...
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The Oriental Silk Road : A 3,500-Mile Journey across the Asian Portion of the Silk Route Begins in Beijing and Ends in the Bracingly Exotic Country of Uzbekistan

Magazine article by Masha Nordbye; World and I, Vol. 17, April 2002

Subjects:

China--Description and travel, Silk Road--Description and travel

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The Oriental Silk Road : A 3,500...Today, the Silk Route still offers travelers...were improved and trade was promoted throughout...expedition to survey routes along uncharted...phantom paths of the Silk Roads ancestors...took control of trade routes in the eighth...where exhibits of Silk Road treasures...
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Charting Trade Routes

Magazine article; Presidents & Prime Ministers, Vol. 6, September 1997

Subjects:

International economic relations--Analysis, Ruggiero, Renato--Addresses, essays, lectures, World Trade Organization--Officials and employees

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Charting trade routes ... Before Christopher Columbuss time...zones, borders and cultures. The new trade routes of the 1990s are laser flashes and satellite beams. The cargo is not silk or spices, but technology, information...
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Songs along the Silk Road

Magazine article by Scarlet Cheng; World and I, Vol. 17, April 2002

Subjects:

Ethnomusicologists--Behavior, Levin, Ted--Behavior, Music--Asia, Popular culture, Silk Road

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...heres your chance: The Silk Road Project is coming to America. The very term Silk Road conjures up the...carrying prized goods for trade--luxurious silks and fine porcelains among...the long history of the Silk Road. It excited him...actually a network of trade routes) endured for two thousand...907). There the trade route split into northern and...
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Silk Road Riders: Today, Most People Travel the Silk Road in a Land Rover. but in 1999, Four British Women Made an 8,000-Kilometre Journey on Horseback and by Camel, One of the First Times It Had Been Attempted since the Middle Ages. in a Series of Diary Extracts, Alexandra Tolstoy Recounts Their Epic, Life-Changing Expedition

Magazine article by Alexandra Tolstoy; Geographical, Vol. 76, May 2004

Subjects:

Adventure travel--Personal narratives, Silk Road--Personal narratives

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Silk Road Riders: Today...An established route for more than two...in Sino-Western trade, the Silk Road developed...into a network of routes whose wax and wane...along the trading route. The journey ended...bitter winds. The route was steeped in history...northern Taklamakan routes to the east and the...

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Newspaper Articles on: silk route trade

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Folklife Focus on Silk Road; Smithsonian Festival a Tribute to Cultures along the Fabled Route

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 3, 2002

Subjects:

Silk Road

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...cultures along the fabled route Byline: Ann Geracimos...the ancient and fabled Silk Road - will be the most...theme and title: "The Silk Road: Connecting Cultures...demonstrate the living arts of silk making and carpet weaving...the Asian and European trade route are connected in...
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Silk Route to Success; When Two Families Moved into a Clapham Common Terrace, a Chance Encounter between the Wives Could Have Turned Ugly but Resulted in a Close Friendship and Thriving Business, Says Katie Law Homes & Property

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 8, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Silk Route to Success; When Two...pair run a successful silk duvet and bed linen...brought a luxurious silk-filled duvet back...but incredibly warm silk duvets. Fiddy agreed...each others houses, at trade fairs, or on business...
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The New Silk Road to Central Asias Oil

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 4, 1997

Subjects:

Azerbaijan

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Iranian influence. The new silk road region, modeled on the historic trade route from China to Western Europe...West. This may become a "Silk Road" for the third millennium...Brownback who outlined his pending silk road strategy legislation in...
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Silk's Dark Side

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 29, 2010

Subjects:

News agencies, The Associated Press

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Silks Dark Side. Byline...back centuries to the Silk Road that ran through...Chinese caravan carrying silk in 121 B.C. that started the fabled trade route. But its modern-day...wont stock it. But the silk industry has largely...
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Silk Road Leads to Artistic Find

Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, September 15, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Silk Road exploded with trade, religion and art as...initiated trade over the route. China and Rome were...shifting web of caravan routes between remote kingdoms...towns. Two important Silk Road hubs were Antioch...of Worship Along the Silk Road" at the Arthur...Mediterranean ready to ship silks, furs, ceramics and...expeditions along the route carried gold, glass...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: silk route trade

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Osh

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Terminus of the Osh-Khorugh highway, Osh has silk, textile, and food-processing industries...Central Asia, Osh was for centuries a major silk-production center, strategically situated on a trade route to India. The old city adjoins the larger...
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Fergana Valley

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...served as an invasion route into the valley. The...tree plantations (for silk) cover the region, which...Central Asia. Cotton and silk milling and the manufacture...The introduction of silk raising from China, the...the prosperous caravan trade through the valley. Russian...
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Samarkand

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...individual houses. It had great silk and iron industries and...still is a major cotton and silk center. Wine and tea are...Sogdiana , on the ancient trade route between the Middle East...as a trade center on the route between Baghdad and China...
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Tbilisi

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...publishing, machine building, food processing, tanning, silk weaving, and the production of machine tools, locomotives...of the Iberian dynasty. The city lay along the natural trade route between the Caspian and Black seas but was also astride...
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Sichuan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...province is forested, and tung oil is a major export. Silk, grown on both mulberry and oak trees, is still produced...its Indian influence came in via the Myanmar-Yunnan trade route. The Chinese Communists controlled much of N Sichuan...

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