List of Illustrations
Preface
Work Together for a Bright Future of China-Iran Relations, Xi Jinping, January 2016
Chapter 1. From Camels and Sails to Highways and Refineries
Belt and Road
The Dream of an Integrated Eurasia
Heritage Diplomacy
Chapter 2. The Silk Road: An Abridged Biography
Constructing the Antiquities of Eurasia in the Politics of Empire
Inscribing National Pasts
Traveling Eurasia
East-West Encounters in the Shadow of the Cold War
Conclusion
Chapter 3. A Politics of Routes
The Restitution of Greek Culture
Connecting Futures; Metaphors of the Past
Shifting the Geographies of Internationalism
Chapter 4. Corridor Diplomacy
Corridors of Silk
Heritage Corridors by the Sea
Chapter 5. Objects of Itinerancy
Shipments of Porcelain
Exhibiting Itinerancy
Trafficking Antiquities
Chapter 6. Historical Openings
Explorations in History
Assembling Belt and Road Knowledge
Chapter 7. Geocultural Power
The Routes of Geocultural Power
The Smooth Touch of Silk
The Broad Arc of History
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index