翻开这部包罗万象的史诗巨著,读者将发现,丝绸之路的历史就是一部浓缩的世界史,丝绸之路就是人类文明耀眼的舞台。它不仅塑造了人类的过去,更将主宰世界的未来。 For centuries, fame and fortune were to be found in the west – in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of riches and adventure. Sweeping right across Central Asia and deep into China and India, a region that once took centre stage is again rising to dominate global politics, commerce and culture.
A major reassessment of world history, The Silk Roads is a dazzling exploration of the forces that have driven the rise and fall of empires, determined the flow of ideas and goods and are now heralding a new dawn in international affairs. Preface前言 1 The Creation of the Silk Road第一章丝绸之路的诞生 2 The Road of Faiths第二章宗教之路 3 The Road to a Christian East第三章基督之路 4 The Road to Revolution第四章变革之路 5 The Road to Concord第五章和睦之路 6 The Road of Furs第六章皮毛之路 7 The Slave Road第七章奴隶之路 8 The Road to Heaven第八章天堂之路 9 The Road to Hell第九章铁蹄之路 10 The Road of Death and Destruction第十章重生之路 11 The Road of Gold第十一章黄金之路 12 The Road of Silver第十二章白银之路 13 The Road to Northern Europe第十三章西欧之路 14 The Road to Empire第十四章帝国之路 15 The Road to Crisis第十五章危机之路 16 The Road to War第十六章战争之路 17 The Road of Black Gold第十七章黑金之路 18 The Road to Compromise第十八章妥协之路 19 The Wheat Road第十九章小麦之路 20 The Road to Genocide第二十章纳粹之路 21 The Road of Cold Warfare第二十一章冷战之路 22 The American Silk Road第二十二章美国之路 23 The Road of Superpower Rivalry第二十三章争霸之路 24 The Road to Catastrophe 中东之路 25 The Road to Tragedy伊战之
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