When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the ""riches of the ""east""

When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the ""riches of the ""east"" - Paperback

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When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the ""riches of the ""east""
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When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the ""riches of the ""east"" - Paperback

When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the ""riches of the ""east"" - Paperback

by Stewart Gordon
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by Stewart Gordon (Author)

While European civilization stagnated in the "Dark Ages," Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion. Linked together by a web of spiritual, commercial, and intellectual connections, the distant regions of Asia's vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with trade, international diplomacy, and the exchange of ideas. Stewart Gordon has fashioned a compelling and unique look at Asia from AD 700 to 1500-a time when Asia was the world-by relating the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers.

Author Biography

Stewart Gordon is Senior Research Scholar at the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan and the author of three books on Asia. He lives in Ann Arbor.

Number of Pages: 256
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: February 01, 2009
ISBN9780306817397
Author Stewart Gordon
PublisherDa Capo Press
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedFebruary 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages256
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Stewart Gordon has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a pianist, teacher, editor, composer, and author. His books and video tapes are widely used in university classrooms. His new edition of the thirty-two Beethoven piano sonatas is attracting wide attention for its scholarly research. He is currently a Professor of Keyboard Studies at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California.

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