Ardi Kia

Central Asian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book invites readers on a journey through time, to explore the multifaceted history of Central Asia. Through transcontinental passages such as the Silk Road, the book provides links among the major civilizations of China, India, Persia, and the Mediterranean, which in turn influences the characteristics of the region and beyond.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 192g
• ISBN-13: 9780739199299
• ISBN-10: 0739199293
• Artikelnr.: 46767377

Autorenporträt

Ardi Kia is co-founder and co-director of the Central and Southwest Asian Studies Program at The University of Montana.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Central Asia - Stone Age
Chapter 2: Central Asia - Bronze AgeChapter 3: Mass Migrations and
Establishment of the First Empires
Chapter 4: Satrap of Parthia and Parthian Empire
Chapter 5: Satrap of Bakhtaran, Kushan Empire and Tarim Basin Buddhist
Kingdoms
Chapter 6: Sassannian Empire - The Birth of A State Religion
Chapter 7: The Coming of IslamChapter 8: The Satrap of Soghdia
Chapter 9: Soghdia - Bokhara and the Golden Age of Samanids
Chapter 10: Soghdia - Samarkand and Timurid's Golden Age
Chapter 11: Satrap of Khwarazmia
Chapter 12: Seljuks, Kara Khitaeyes and Mongols in Central AsiaChapter 13:
Central Asian Artistic Traditions
Chapter 14: Manas
References
About the Author