Foreign devils on the Silk Road : the search for the lost cities and treasures of Chinese Central Asia
Hopkirk, Peter2001
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At the start of the 20th century, foreign explorers began to investigate legends of the Silk Road, and soon an international race began for its art treasures. Peter Hopkirk tells the story of the intrepid men who led these archaeological raids.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Collation:
x, 252p., [8]p. of plates : ill., facsim., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: John Murray, 1980.Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-245) and index.
ISBN:
9780192802118 (pbk)
Local class:
951.6
Language:
English
BRN:
527765