About this title: The Silk Road, the great trans-Asian highway linking Imperial Rome to China, reached the height of its importance during the T'ang Dynasty. Along it travelled precious cargoes as well as new ideas, art and knowledge. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of trade. However, as the Chinese lost control of the region, it began to decline to ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Massachusetts
Date Published: 1st thus, 1984
Description: Very Good soft cover. 12mo, soft cover, 252pp, illus. edgewear, corners curled, scratches, scrapes, cover. corners bumped, light yellowing edges, clean and tight text. american museum seal title page. travel. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780192814876ISBN:0192814877
Description: Good. The dust cover of this book is missing. However, book in a very good condition **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
Date Published: 1984
Description: 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed); pp. xii (last blank), 252, [4 (pubs. advts. )], with 13 plates & 2 maps. A near fine copy. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: John Murray, London
Date Published: 2006
Description: 8vo. original printed paper wraps (texter mark to tail edge); pp. xii, 252, [4 (pubs. advts. )], with 13 plates & 2 maps. A fine copy, as new. read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Readers Union, London
Date Published: 1981
Description: VG/VG-. 8vo. original brown textured paper boards gilt (spine a little slanted, some rubbing) in dustwrapper (rubbed with slight wear at spine ends); pp. xii (last blank), 252, with 22 plates & 2 maps. A very good copy. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Murray, London
Date Published: 1985
Description: F-/F-. 8vo. original cream textured paper boards gilt in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed); pp. xii (last blank), 252, with 22 plates & 2 maps. A near fine copy. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Murray, London
Date Published: 1982
Description: F-/F-. 8vo. original cream textured paper boards gilt (a few slight marks) in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed, trifle fade to lettering on spine); pp. xii (last blank), 252, with 22 plates & 2 maps. A near fine copy. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Murray, London
Date Published: 1985
Description: F/F. 8vo. original cream textured paper boards gilt in dustwrapper; pp. xii (last blank), 252, with 22 plates & 2 maps. A fine copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Murray, London
Date Published: 1982-4
Description: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia. [together with] Trespassers on the Roof of the World. The Race for Lhasa. [&] Setting the East ablaze. Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia. 3 volumes, octavo, original cream cloth, titles gilt to spines. In the dustjackets. Plates, full-page maps. Bookplate to the front free endpaper of the second-named, jackets maybe a touch sunned, but overall a very nice group. First editions, the second signed on the title page. Author's ... read more
Edition: Reprint. First published 1980 by John Murray Ltd.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780192814876ISBN:0192814877
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Corners bumped, edge damage to a few pages. No marks, names, highlighting or underlining. Oxford Paperback. 252 p., including index. 8 pages of photos. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: London, 1989, Oxford univ. press, LATER PAPER REPRINT, 5 x 7 3/4, FINE CONDITION, xi, 252 pages, illus, map. ------------------------The Silk Road, the great trans-Asian highway linking Imperial Rome and distant China, reached the height of its importance during the T'ang dynasty. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold, ivory, exotic plants and animals, as well as new ideas, art and knowledge. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of trade and Buddhist art. But then, as the ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780192814876ISBN:0192814877
Description: Good. Our aim is to create value for our customers through the provision of low cost, affordable products and an overall satisfying buying experience. read more
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. ISBN10: 0719564484. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Murray HIll Books, London
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780719537387ISBN:071953738X
Description: Near Fine/Near Fine. 0-7195-3738-X) 252pgs. Cream white boards, Bright gilt lettering on spine. slight toning to bottom edges, othewise as new. photos throughout. Unclipped jacket is birght creased on lower edge of front panel, with a hint of edgewear on bottom corner. in fresh mylar sleeve. Account of Archaeological raiders of late 19th century seeking tresure of the lost cities of the Silk Road between Ancient China and Imperial Rome. read more
"A fascinating story told extremely well. The physical stamina required of these men in conditions of incredible heat and raw landscape is awe inspiring. A perhaps unintended consequence of reading the book was the growing gnawing question, what caused the climate to change and wipe out this rich civilization? Started the book and did not put it down till I finished it; it was that good."
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"Hopkirk's The Great Game is the book that turned me on to Central Asian history, so when I found out that his first book was about the Silk Road I got very excited. Unfortunately the book is actually just about the "archaeologists" who looted the ruins of the Silk Road, rather than about the ancient trade route itself. Worth a read if you are interested in this region, however."
"I don't normally gravitate to stories about archeology, especially so if they do not involve Harrison Ford. This book came to me as one of the lighter, easier reads about the Silk Road, a subject we are focusing on at work. It was well worth the time and an apt primer on turn-of-the-century archeology and ancient China. Like any good bit of non-fiction, this story had me digging through an encyclopedia to understand what else was going on around the globe at the time, to fill in my own history gaps.
What exactly drives a man to head out into a vast desert to dig holes in the ground to find old things? After reading this book I have a great respect for these men who had a great thirst understanding the world. Hopkirk does a fine job in illustrating different personalities and organizing assorted events into one story. The retelling of these many archeological tales into one book is done easily and concisely.
One thing I did not expect was how well populated this barren land was at the time of its exploration. It seemed absurd to me that the archeologists needed to obtain a passport for traipsing through a vast desert, however there were supply chains, villagers, spies, and bandits all around. Though it is arid and treacherous, the Samarkand was an active place. What taints some of the work done by the explorers is that these "foreign devils" did not always find things that were lost. Some artifacts were retrieved from sparsely populated, sometimes guarded, settings. Clearly they did cast a light on a part of the world that was neglected, but it was not entirely forgotten."
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