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Foreign devils on the Silk Road, the search for the lost treasures of Central Asia, Peter Hopkirk

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrationsmapsplates

no index present

non fiction

Foreign devils on the Silk Road

Peter Hopkirk

the search for the lost treasures of Central Asia

The rise and fall of the SIlk Road -- Lost cities of the Taklamakan -- The great manuscript race -- Sven Hedin : the pathfinder -- Aurel Stein : treasure-seeker extraordinary -- Stein strikes it rich -- The unmasking of a forger -- The race begins in earnest -- Von le Coq spins a coin -- "The finest paintings in Turkestan..." -- Secrets of a Chinese rubbish dump -- Tun-huang : the hidden library -- Pelliot : the gentle art of making enemies -- Spies along the silk road -- Langdon Warner attempts the unthinkable -- The Chinese slam the door