Foreign Devils on Silk Road, Paperback - Peter Hopkirk

Reducere. DescriptionThe Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it traveled precious car...

'Difficult to put down ... irresistible' Daily Telegraph

Reducere. For nineteenth-century adventures, Tibet was the prize destination, and Lhasa, its capital situated nearly three miles above sea level, was the gra...

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'A rich harvest of harrowing adventures recounted in fascinating detail' Daily TelegraphPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Peter HopkirkIllustr...

Written in lovely prose, this book displays all the skills for which Thubron is renowned: scholarship, sensitivity, sensibility and a magical mix o...

Reducere. To travel the Silk Road, the greatest land route on earth, is to trace the passage not only of trade and armies but also of ideas, religions, and i...

The world is on the brink of war. Fisk and Shoe - mercenaries, very much not wanting to get caught in the middle of a political whirlwind - must de...

'Hopkirk has made the extraordinary field of Central-Asian espionage his own ... an enthralling story' ObserverPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s...

'A fascinating, brilliantly written book' Times Literary SupplementPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Peter HopkirkIllustration(s): 8pp black a...

Whilst attending university, Herman is selected to lead a group of unlikely candidates on an expedition to retrace the Silk Road journey of Marco P...

'Peter Hopkirk is truly the Laureate of the Great Game' Jan Morris

Supported by Eurasia Pacific Uninet, the second international conference on 'Archaeology and Conservation along the Silk Road' was jointly organize...

'She crossed over to the shelf where her father kept the dragon vase. He had placed it there when they first arrived in Venice. She took it down ca...

The launch of China's "New Silk Road" has seen a rapid development of its higher education and research systems. In this book an international and ...

Description"China, " Napoleon once remarked, "is a sleeping lion. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world." In 2014, President X...

In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balan...

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Following her bestselling Life Along the Silk Road, Susan Whitfield widens her exploration of the great cultural highway with a new captivating por...

Reducere. Winner of the Man Booker Prize The elderly Claudia Hampton, a best-selling author of popular history; lies alone in a London hospital bed. Memories...

Publisher: Mimesis InternationalAuthor(s): Sergio CoppolaNumber of pages: 178Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 237 x 236 x 19Cover type: HardbackRe...

The phrase ``silk road`` evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental...

Reducere. The Silk Road is iconic in world history; but what was it, exactly? It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty d...

Reducere. Chengli is an orphaned errand boy who lives in Chang an China in 630 A.D. His mother has died from illness and his father is presumed dead after di...

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Reducere. The dead man is the manager of Tahiti's Paradise Coffee Plantation, producer of the most expensive coffee bean in the world, the winey, luscious Bl...

Reducere. Geniul criminal din spatele Silk Road Legendara vanatoare a creatorului celui mai mare imperiu al drogurilor de pe Dark Web In 2011, Ross Ulbricht,...

Reducere. 1. Mohini (Enchantment)by Yo-Yo Ma;The Silk Road Ensemble1: 472. Oasisby The Silk Road Ensemble2: 593. Distant Green Valleyby Yo-Yo Ma;The Silk Roa...

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Reducere. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more – the Oxford Bookworms Library has a book for every student. Written for secondary and adult student...

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This CD features 15 new works – one is an ensemble improvisation· The recording includes music by two of China’s leading film composers – Zhao Jipi...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book is at once an exploration, a celebration, and a little-known tale of unity. It presents 150 delicious vegetarian dishes that t...

A quaint, inspirational collection with delightful images at every turn of the road. No Sat Nav here.Illustrations: 143 colour, 16 b&w

Reducere. Describes the remarkable archaeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of trade routes in the East, revealing what travellers were real...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is the incredible true story as told in Wired, Vogue, Forbes, and USA Today.In development to be a major Motion Picture In 2011, th...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Tim (Professor in Critical Heritage Studies, Professor in Critical Heritage Studies, University of...

Reducere. CD: Playlist For An Extreme Occasion1. Part Zero - 1: 332. Part One - 1: 533. Part Two - 3: 384. Part Three - 2: 065. Part Four - 2: 306. Part Five...

Reducere. The Silk Road Journey with Xuanzang tells the saga of the seventh-century Chinese monk Xuanzang, one of China's great heroes, who completed an epic...

Reducere. From Roman times until the Age of Exploration, the Silk Road carried goods and ideas across Central Asia between two major centers of civilization,...

From YOLO to Solo: a 60-something's Silk Road adventure travel narrative - 64-year old Sandra Reekie is offered the chance to travel the ancient Si...

Reducere. "Peter Zheutlin has written a lovely, moving, important book about a subject that is both heartbreaking and joyful." - Dean Koontz How far would yo...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 220 colour illusNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 221 x 275 x 22Cover type...

The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking o...

DescriptionThe Silk Road - a name that has enchanted for centuries. Yet a well kept secret, even today, is that this fabled route linking Europe wi...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Kate FranklinNumber of pages: 204Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 155 x 229 x 17Cover type: Pa...

Reducere. Against the wilds of sea and wood, a young immigrant woman settles into life outside Duluth in the 1890s, still shocked at finding herself alone in...

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Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Silk Road, then keep reading...The Silk Road, which has been understood as a generalized rou...