People are fond of this. PW compared it to Thomas Cahill, which makes me nervous because that guy sucks and his history is shoddy. But it's only 240 pages, so who cares? Might give it a shot.
An enjoyable and easy to read overview of aspects of Asia's infrastructure, particularly as related to travel, trade, and customs, from about 500-1500 CE. The first 9 chapters (with one exception) follow a similar format, with material from a traveler's memoir used as a starting point for Gordon's e...
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