Through the Jade Gate to Rome, A Study of the Silk Routes During the Later Han Dynasty 1st to 2nd Centuries
by Hill, John E
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- ISBN 10
- 1439221340
- ISBN 13
- 9781439221341
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Australia : Self published, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Quarto. Signed by Author. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing Card cover has a soft crease on on top of front cover This book is an annotated translation of the chronicle on the 'Western Regions' in the Hou Hanshu. This book is the product of 30 years of research on a key Chinese document based on a report to the Chinese Emperor in 125 CE, with a few later additions. It contains the earliest geographical, historical, political and cultural information in Chinese on the Roman Empire, India, Parthia, and many other kingdoms; their products, and the routes to them.
A draft version of the book was posted on the University of Washington's 'Silk Road Seattle' website in 2000 with a plea for readers to send any criticisms or comments. The author has since been contacted by hundreds of scholars worldwide and their generous contributions have helped make this book an authoritative and useful historical source. This translation, the first in English, of the 'Chapter on the Western Regions' from the Hou Hanshu, is faced with the original Chinese, and is amply annotated for those wanting further information. There are also 20 appendices and two convenient maps at the end showing the main centres and routes. B & W map illustration.
A draft version of the book was posted on the University of Washington's 'Silk Road Seattle' website in 2000 with a plea for readers to send any criticisms or comments. The author has since been contacted by hundreds of scholars worldwide and their generous contributions have helped make this book an authoritative and useful historical source. This translation, the first in English, of the 'Chapter on the Western Regions' from the Hou Hanshu, is faced with the original Chinese, and is amply annotated for those wanting further information. There are also 20 appendices and two convenient maps at the end showing the main centres and routes. B & W map illustration.
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- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Through the Jade Gate to Rome, A Study of the Silk Routes During the Later Han Dynasty 1st to 2nd Centuries
- Author
- Hill, John E
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1439221340
- ISBN 13
- 9781439221341
- Publisher
- Self published
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 689
- Keywords
- Asian History Chinese History, Silk Routes
- X weight
- 1500.000 kg
- Size
- Quarto
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