{"product_id":"9789819511792","title":"Silk Road East-West Cultural Exchange and Northern Grassland Art - Volume 1","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSilk Road East-West Cultural Exchange and Northern Grassland Art - Volume 1\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShen Aifeng | Li Rui\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilk Road Cultural Exchange between East and West and the Art of the Northern Steppes\u003c\/em\u003e is a six-volume series; this book is Volume 1. From multiple historical perspectives, it examines artistic cultures along the Silk Road and the mechanisms of East–West exchange, while surveying steppe art across Eurasia from the Bronze Age onward. Drawing on classical and modern texts and archaeological evidence, and combining historical inquiry with art-historical and iconographic analysis, it traces developments from painted pottery and early bronze cultures to the era of the Mongol Empire. The volume also clarifies key Silk Road concepts and reviews major interpretive approaches in art history, including monistic and pluralistic views. Richly illustrated, it analyzes ceramics, bronzes, metalwork, textiles, architecture, and sculpture across early China, Egypt, West Asia, the Aegean-Greek world, and the Roman-Byzantine tradition. Accessible yet rigorous, it serves scholars, teachers, students, and interested general readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Shen Aifeng\u003c\/strong\u003e, editor and lead author of this volume, is a professor at Soochow University School of Art. He also serves as a doctoral supervisor at Lahore University of Education and Varna Free University. His research focuses on world art history and the ancient art of the Silk Road; he is also a painter and contemporary art critic. He has led two national research projects and published two monographs—\u003cem\u003eFrom the Lapis Lazuli Road to the Silk Road - Tracing the Origin of Ancient Art in West Asia, Central Asia, and the Eurasian Grassland\u003c\/em\u003e (2 volumes) and \u003cem\u003eAncient Art of China’s Western Regions along the Silk Road\u003c\/em\u003e (co-authored). He also co-authored the textbook \u003cem\u003eHistory of Chinese and Foreign Design\u003c\/em\u003e and has written around 60 academic papers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 February 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819511792\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e342\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44365002997900,"sku":"9789819511792","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819511792.jpg?v=1781060504","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819511792","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}