Sogdian Traders: A History (Handbook of Oriental Studies) [Hardcover]

Étienne de la Vaissière (Author), James Ward (Translator) (Author)

Book Description

Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies | Publication Date: June 1, 2005

The Sogdian Traders were the main go-between of Central Asia from the fifth to the eighth century. From their towns of Samarkand, Bukhara, or Tashkent, their diaspora is attested by texts, inscriptions or archaeology in all the major countries of Asia (India, China, Iran, Turkish Steppe, but also Byzantium). This survey for the first time brings together all the data on their trade, from the beginning, a small-scale trade in the first century BC up to its end in the tenth century. It should interest all the specialists of Ancient and Medieval Asia (including specialists of Sinology, Islamic Studies, Iranology, Turkology and Indology) but also specialists of Medieval Economic History.

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About the Author

Étienne de la Vaissière, Ph.D. (1999) in History, is Assistant Professor at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. His courses and research are devoted to the economic and social history of medieval Central Asia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 420 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004142525
• ISBN-13: 978-9004142527
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,394,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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