The Silk Road and Cultural Exchanges between East and West

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The Silk Road and Cultural Exchanges between East and West is written by Xinjiang Rong and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004512594 (ISBN 10) and 9789004512597 (ISBN 13).

This first and only English translation of Rong Xinjiang’s The Silk Road and Cultural Exchanges Between East and West is a collection of 28 papers on the history of the Silk Road and the interactions among the peoples and cultures of East and Central Asia, including the so-called Western Regions in modern-day Xinjiang. Each paper is a masterly study that combines information obtained from historical records with excavated materials, such as manuscripts, inscriptions and artefacts. The new materials primarily come from north-western China, including sites in the regions of Dunhuang, Turfan, Kucha, and Khotan. The book contains a wealth of original insights into nearly every aspect of the complex history of this region.