When Asia Was the World
Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the \"\"Riches of the \"\"East\"\"
By Stewart Gordon | Publisher: Hachette Books
About the book
While European civilization stagnated in the \"Dark Ages,\" Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion. Linked together by a web of spiritual, commercial, and intellectual connections, the distant regions of Asia's vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with trade, international diplomacy, and the exchange of ideas. Stewart Gordon has fashioned a compelling and unique look at Asia from AD 700 to 1500-a time when Asia was the world-by relating the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers.
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780306815560
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While European civilization stagnated in the \"Dark Ages,\" Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion. Linked together by a web of spiritual, commercial, and intellectual connections, the distant regions of Asia's vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with trade, international diplomacy, and the exchange of ideas. Stewart Gordon has fashioned a compelling and unique look at Asia from AD 700 to 1500-a time when Asia was the world-by relating the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers.
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While European civilization stagnated in the \"Dark Ages,\" Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion. Linked together by a web of spiritual, commercial, and intellectual connections, the distant regions of Asia's vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with trade, international diplomacy, and the exchange of ideas. Stewart Gordon has fashioned a compelling and unique look at Asia from AD 700 to 1500-a time when Asia was the world-by relating the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers.
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History and Archaeology > History > Asian history
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When Asia Was the World has 240 page(s)
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Stewart Gordon
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Hachette Books
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When Asia Was the World is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780306815560)
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