Extremes along the Silk Road : adventures off the world's oldest superhighway
Middleton, Nick2006
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Thousands of years old, the Silk Road links the Mediterranean region to China, cutting through some of the world's most inhospitable terrain on route. In this book, Nick Middleton follows in the footsteps of Alexander the Great and Marco Polo, describing his encounters with those who eke out existences there today.
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Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2006.
Collation:
ix, 289 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2005.
ISBN:
0719567203 (pbk)9780719567209
Dewey class:
915.8'0446915.8915.804
Local class:
915.8
Language:
English
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BRN:
320662
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