Worlds of the Silk Roads: Ancient and Modern (V. 1-2: Collection Cerf-Histoire)

Definitions of Inner Asia vary greatly. Inner Asia includes those lands that have linked the major agrarian civilisations of Eurasia, from China to India to the Mediterranean and Europe, since the late Neolithic period. In the 19th century, it became customary to refer to the trade routes between these regions as the 'Silk Roads'. But silk was just one of the goods exchanged through Inner Asia. religions, diseases, coins, cuisines, artistic fashions, political titles, all travelled the Silk Roads, as did Buddhism, Christianity, Manichaeism and Islam. Seen in this way, Inner Asia appears as the central knot in the vast tapestry of Eurasian history. To take Inner Asian history seriously is to see the underlying unity of Eurasian history. From Iran To South China: The Eastward Passage Of Manichaeism / Sam Lieu -- Jews On The Silk Roads / Lena Cansdale -- An Introduction To Kushan Research / Craig Benjamin -- State Formation In The Inner Eurasian Steppes / David Christian -- Ancient Chorasmia: The Northern Edge Of Central Asia From The 6th Century B.c. To The Mid-4th Century A.d. / Svend Helms -- Chinese Concerns With Central Asia / Hans Hendrischke -- Some Observations On Xinjiang In The 1990s / Colin Mackerras -- The Dynamics Of Regime Transition In Afghanistan / William Maley -- Traditional Kinship Structures In Contemporary Tajik Politics / Kirill Nourzhanov -- Reformism In The Bukharan Khanate / Shahram Akbarzadeh -- Re-orienting Mongolia / Gabriel Lafitte -- Baron Ungern And The Eurasian Empire / Felix Patrikeef -- Russia And Eurasia In International Relations / Roderic Pitty -- Turkestan: A Treasury Of Civilizations / Aloïs Van Tongerloo -- Central Asia As Hunting Ground: Sporting Images Of Central Asia / Geoff Watson -- 'digital Caravanserais': Essential Online Resources For Inner Asian Studies / T. Matthew Ciolek. Edited By David Christian & Craig Benjamin. Errata Slip Inserted. Conference Program: P. 303. Includes Bibliographical References.