When Asia Was the World

While European civilization stagnated in the OC Dark Ages, OCO Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion. Linked together by a web of spiritual, commercial, and intellectual connections, the distant regions of AsiaOCOs vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with trade, international diplomacy, and the exchange of ideas. Stewart Gordon has fashioned a compelling and unique look at Asia from AD 700 to 1500OCoa time when Asia was the worldOCoby relating the personal journeys of AsiaOCOs many travelers.