The Silk Road Revisited
In Revisiting the Silk Road , experienced author and traveler Julie Hill takes us on a spellbinding journey into the heart of a little known but volatile region, stretching from Western China to the shores of the oil-rich Caspian Sea and beyond to the Black Sea. Hers is not only a series of journeys overland or a march through ancient history, but an informed and contemporary view of life in both the liveliest cities and the farthest-flung outposts of what once was the worldas stoutest and longest economic artery. Julie Hillas journey focuses on bazaars as a recurrent motifabazaars being the economic, social, and cultural centers of the Silk Roadaand radiates from these bazaars to the life around them. Because she speaks their languagealiterally and culturallyaJulie is often welcomed by her hosts not as a customer or a trader but as a confessor and a friend, and she vindicates their trust by bringing their stories to life. In Iran, the author hears the predicament of women crying for freedom, frustrated by the deteriorating economy and the conservativesa stranglehold on power. While inescapably exotic in its subjects and imagery, the book is also a penetrating report on the effects of the recent geopolitical upheavals that have coursed through the regionaseen not from the distance of spy satellites or high government places but on the ground, often literally on the street or in the homes of ordinary folk. The realities of todayas Silk Road are far more complex than often understood, and this book provides an absorbing and authoritative guide to any reader in search of both a magical adventure and a hard-nosed investigation into one of the worldas most important and dynamic regions.... is why there are many vendors selling breads out of racks on their bikes, out of little carts off a donkey, out of prams. ... A scoop from one, a scoop from another, and after a dozen or so well-measured scoops of spices, he hands the customer a white paper bag, filled with an aromatic ... Female puppets display long black tresses under embroidered caps, wearing colorful silks or woven kilim dresses; theanbsp;...
| Title | : | The Silk Road Revisited |
| Author | : | Julie Hill |
| Publisher | : | AuthorHouse - 2006-12-18 |
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