{"product_id":"beyond-the-silk-roads-hardback-9781108838313","title":"Beyond the Silk Roads (Hardback) 9781108838313","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeyond the Silk Roads\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores how long-distance trading networks and commercial hubs connect geopolitically fraught Eurasian contexts in the twenty-first century. This title is also available as Open Access.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMagnus Marsden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108838313, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Marsden brilliantly depicts the dynamic and shifting networks of Afghanistan-based traders and how they work with multi-ethnic, multi-national partners. His riveting ethnography of how they establish trust and predictability in uncertain, far-flung environments matches in significance and depth Shelomo Goitein's classic A Mediterranean Society, depicting the Cairo-based Jewish trading communities and networks of an earlier historical era.' Dale F. Eickelman, Dartmouth College\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSmall-scale traders play a crucial role in forging Asian connectivity, forming networks and informal institutions separate from those driven by nation-states, such as China's Belt and Road Initiative. This ambitious study provides a unique insight into the lives of the mobile traders from Afghanistan who traverse Eurasia. Reflecting on over a decade of intensive ethnographic fieldwork, Magnus Marsden introduces readers to a dynamic yet historically durable universe of commercial and cultural connections. Through an exploration of the traders' networks, cultural and religious identities, as well as the nodes in which they operate, Marsden emphasises their ability to navigate Eurasia's geopolitical tensions and to forge transregional routes that channel significant flows of people, resources, and ideas. Beyond the Silk Roads will interest those seeking to understand contemporary iterations of the Silk Road within the context of geopolitics in the region. This title is also available as Open Access.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. Beyond the silk roads\u003cbr\u003e 1. 'Take your help away and leave us in peace!' The anthropology of geopolitics as lived\u003cbr\u003e 2. Inter-Asian corridor of connectivity (1): The Eurasian World – China, Russia, Ukraine and Western Europe\u003cbr\u003e 3. Inter-Asian corridor of connectivity (2): West Asia – China, the Arabian Peninsula and Turkey\u003cbr\u003e 4. Welcome to Yiwu, China international trade city!' everyday life in a Chinese commercial node\u003cbr\u003e 5. Minorities, commerce and the legacy of Muslim Asia's urban cosmopolitanism: Afghanistan's Hindus and Sikhs\u003cbr\u003e 6. An alternative Eurasian economic geography: Afghanistan's role in long-distance trade\u003cbr\u003e 7. Afghan restaurants in Inter-Asian Worlds: Prestige, information pooling and cross-cultural exchange in long-distance trade\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. Geopolitics, critical responsiveness and navigational agency in Eurasian connectivity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e], General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913293193496,"sku":"9781108838313","price":81.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108838313i.jpg?v=1696727393","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beyond-the-silk-roads-hardback-9781108838313","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}