Silk, slaves, and stupas : material culture of the Silk Road / Susan Whitfield.
Silk, slaves, and stupas : material culture of the Silk Road / Susan Whitfield.
Silk, slaves, and stupas : material culture of the Silk Road / Susan Whitfield.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
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G 2018/2722
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 339 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A pair of steppe earrings -- A hellenistic glass bowl -- A hoard of Kushan coins -- Amluk Dara Stupa -- A Bactrian Ewer -- A Khotanese plaque -- The Blue Qur'an -- A Byzantine hunter silk -- A Chinese almanac -- The unknown slave.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"Following her bestselling Life Along the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield widens her exploration of the great cultural highway with another captivating portrait through the experience of things. Silk, Slaves, and Stupas tells the stories of ten very different objects, considering their interaction with the peoples and cultures of the Silk Road--those wh...
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Silk, slaves, and stupas : material culture of the Silk Road / Susan Whitfield.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Whitfield, Susan, 1960- Silk, slaves, and stupas. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520957664 (DLC) 2018002111
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G 2018/2722
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74VKVoJGRD83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVoJGRD83
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ISBN
0520281780 paperback ; alkaline paper
9780520281776 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0520281772 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780520281783 paperback ; alkaline paper
DDC
950.1
MMS ID
991024166375202626
