The northwestern regions of Pakistan and southeastern regions of Afghanistan were once the heart of a highly developed civilization whose cultural impact was felt from China to Persia. A major center of Buddhism, its cultural attainments were highlights of ancient civilization. The author’s research, accompanied by some 60 illustrations, offers Americans an entirely new understanding of the desolate region shown on the nightly news. The Persian, Greek and Central Asian invasions of Gandhara, rather than causing wide scale destruction in the region, promoted the development of a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society. After a gestation period of about half a millennium, this region blossomed into a unique civilization in the opening years of the Common Era.
Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 302 ● ISBN 9780875868608 ● Utgivare Algora Publishing ● Publicerad 2011 ● Nedladdningsbara 3 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5209811 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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