A timely history lessonEMPIRES OF THE SILK ROAD:A History of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the Presentby Christopher I. Beckwith(Princeton University Press)Hardcover: 496 pagesISBN: 9780691135892Rec. price: AUD$69.95
Reviewed by Jeffry Babb
This book overturns certain assumptions about the history of Asia and Europe, revealing a number of “facts” about the Central Eurasian region to be no more than nationalistic propaganda.The author, Christopher Beckwith, is a linguist and …
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