Beckwith Christopher: Empires of the Silk Road

Name: Empires of the Silk Road
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Author: Beckwith Christopher

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Author: Beckwith Christopher
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Empires of the Silk Road

Beckwith Christopher

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Christopher I. Beckwith: Empires of the Silk Road

An epic account of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires The first comprehensive history of central Eurasia from ancient times to the present, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history and significance of this great world region. Christopher Beckwith describes the rise and fall of the great Central Eurasian empires, including those of the Scythians, Attila the Hun, Turks and Tibetans, and Genghis Khan and the Mongols. In addition, he explains why the heart of central Eurasia led the world economically, scientifically and artistically for centuries despite invasions by Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Chinese and others. Retelling the story of the Old World from the perspective of Central Eurasia, Beckwith provides a new understanding of the internal and external dynamics of Central Eurasian states and shows how their people repeatedly revolutionized Eurasian civilization. Beckwith recounts the migration of Indo-Europeans from central Eurasia, their mixing with local peoples, and the resulting development of Greco-Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations; he details the foundations for the successful economy of pre-modern Central Eurasia, the disintegration of the economy after the partition of the region by the Chinese and Russians in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the damage to Central Eurasian culture by modernism; and discusses the significance for world history of the partial resurgence of Central Eurasian nations after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Empires of the Silk Road places central Eurasia in a world historical framework and shows why the region is central to understanding the history of civilization.

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