Silk Route : The Undying Romance

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1.  The Silk Route: History. 2.  Decline of the Silk Route. 3.  Independence of Central Asian Republics and the Revival of Silk Route. 4.  Role of External Powers in Silk Route Revival. 5.  Eurasian Land Bridge and Its Implications. Annexure I: Silk Road Chronology. Bibliography. Index.

This book reveals about the Silk Route which is an iconic in World History. It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty desert track, reaching from China to Rome. The reality of its history and its revival is romantic and interesting as revealed in the book. This effort at tracing the interconnections of the diverse participants in the trans-continental Silk Route exchange demonstrates that the world had been linked through economic and ideological forces long before the modern age. (jacket)