The Silk Road encyclopedia
by Su-IL, Jeong
La 4e de couverture indique : The Silk Road is not a dead and ancient path that has since been covered by desert, meadows, and oceans ; it is an active and vibrant pathway that connects yesterday with today in the course of human history. It is impossible to portray the movements along this pathway without on side investigation. I have personally visited various sites along the oasis, grassland and maritime routes of the Silk Road, making new discoveries while correcting misunderstandings. The …
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- Full title :The Silk Road encyclopedia / written & compiled by Jeong Su-IL.
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La 4e de couverture indique : The Silk Road is not a dead and ancient path that has since been covered by desert, meadows, and oceans ; it is an active and vibrant pathway that connects yesterday with today in the course of human history. It is impossible to portray the movements along this pathway without on side investigation. I have personally visited various sites along the oasis, grassland and maritime routes of the Silk Road, making new discoveries while correcting misunderstandings. The 383 photographs included in this book were taken, mostly by me, onsite. I concentrated on confirming the routes referenced in various travelogues and expedition records, particularly those I investigated while translating and revising three of the world's four greatest travelogues. This direct reflection of empirical research is another distinguishing feature of the book. The Silk Road is a path of both asceticism and romanticism, one that is both distant and close to our daily lives. From the preface "
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- Publication Date:2016.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Seoul Selection
- Place of Publication:Irvine (Calif.)
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 v. (1085 p.) : : illustrations ; : 26 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781624120664, 1624120660
- oclc:on1103318136
- Dewey Decimal:915.1
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