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The Silk Road: A New History
Authored by Valerie Hansen
Narrated by Jo Anna Perrin

0:00 Intro
0:03 Introduction
53:56 Chapter 1 At the Crossroads of Central Asia
59:30 Outro

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

The Silk Road is as iconic in world history as the Colossus of Rhodes or the Suez Canal. But what was it, exactly? It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty desert track, reaching from China to Rome. The reality was different—and far more interesting—as revealed in this new history.



In The Silk Road, Valerie Hansen describes the remarkable archeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. For centuries, key records remained hidden—sometimes deliberately buried by bureaucrats for safe keeping. But the sands of the Taklamakan Desert have revealed fascinating material, sometimes preserved by illiterate locals who recycled official documents to make insoles for shoes or garments for the dead. Hansen explores seven oases along the road, from Xi'an to Samarkand, where merchants, envoys, pilgrims, and travelers mixed in cosmopolitan communities, tolerant of religions from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism. There was no single, continuous road, but a chain of markets that traded between east and west. China and the Roman Empire had very little direct trade. China's main partners were the peoples of modern–day Iran, whose tombs in China reveal much about their Zoroastrian beliefs. Silk was not the most important good on the road; paper, invented in China before Julius Caesar was born, had a bigger impact in Europe, while metals, spices, and glass were just as important as silk. Perhaps most significant of all was the road's transmission of ideas, technologies, and artistic motifs.



The Silk Road is a fascinating story of archeological discovery, cultural transmission, and the intricate chains across Central Asia and China.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Valerie Hansen is Professor of History at Yale University. Her books include The Open Empire, Negotiating Daily Life in Traditional China, Changing Gods in Medieval China, 1127–1276, and, with Kenneth R. Curtis, Voyages in World History.


Jo Anna Perrin is an accomplished actor who has appeared in film and television, as well as on stage in New York, Los Angeles, and regionally. The narrator of numerous audiobooks, Jo Anna has garnered critical praise from AudioFile magazine, Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly.

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Published on: July 31, 2018
ISBN: 9781977388681
Duration: 9 hr, 54 min
Genres: History / Asia / China, History / Asia / General, History / General, History / World, Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social Science / Anthropology / General, Social Science / General