Geocultural power China's quest to revive the Silk Roads for the twenty-first century

Presentación del editor: "Launched in 2013, China's Belt and Road Initiative is forging connections in infrastructure, trade, energy, finance, tourism, and culture across Eurasia and Africa. This extraordinarily ambitious strategy places China at the center of a geography of overland and m...

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Otros Autores: Winter, Tim, 1971- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press 2019
Colección:Silk roads
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  • List of Illustrations Preface Work Together for a Bright Future of China-Iran Relations, Xi Jinping, January 2016 Chapter 1. From Camels and Sails to Highways and Refineries Belt and Road The Dream of an Integrated Eurasia Heritage Diplomacy Chapter 2. The Silk Road: An Abridged Biography Constructing the Antiquities of Eurasia in the Politics of Empire Inscribing National Pasts Traveling Eurasia East-West Encounters in the Shadow of the Cold War Conclusion Chapter 3. A Politics of Routes The Restitution of Greek Culture Connecting Futures; Metaphors of the Past Shifting the Geographies of Internationalism Chapter 4. Corridor Diplomacy Corridors of Silk Heritage Corridors by the Sea Chapter 5. Objects of Itinerancy Shipments of Porcelain Exhibiting Itinerancy Trafficking Antiquities Chapter 6. Historical Openings Explorations in History Assembling Belt and Road Knowledge Chapter 7. Geocultural Power The Routes of Geocultural Power The Smooth Touch of Silk The Broad Arc of History Appendix Notes Bibliography Index.