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The king's road : diplomacy and the remaking of the silk road / Xin Wen.

Author/creator Wen, Xin (Historian) author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2023]
Copyright Notice ©2023
Descriptionxi, 389 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Diplomats--Travel.
Silk Road--History.
Asia--Relations --Europe.
Europe--Relations --Asia.
Contents Part I. Travelers -- An archive for an age of kings -- People -- Things -- Part II. Traveling -- Facing the road -- Praising the host -- Exchanging gifts -- Switching languages -- Part III. The king’s road -- The economics of diplomacy -- The kingly exchange -- The politics of the road -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 347-389) and index.
Issued in other formebook version : 9780691243207
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN0691237832 hardcover
ISBN9780691237831 hardcover

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