Geocultural Power: China's Quest to Revive the Silk Roads for the Twenty-First Century

Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
\"Work Together for a Bright Future of China-Iran Relations,\" Xi Jinping, January 2016
1. From Camels and Sails to Highways and Refineries
	Belt and Road
	The Dream of an Integrated Eurasia
	Heritage Diplomacy
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
3. A Politics of Routes
	The Restitution of Greek Culture
	Connecting Futures; Metaphors of the Past
	Shifting the Geographies of Internationalism
4. Corridor Diplomacy
	Corridors of Silk
	Heritage Corridors by the Sea
5. Objects of Itinerancy
	Shipments of Porcelain
	Exhibiting Itinerancy
	Trafficking Antiquities
6. Historical Openings
	Explorations in History
	Assembling Belt and Road Knowledge
7. Geocultural Power
	The Routes of Geocultural Power
	The Smooth Touch of Silk
	The Broad Arc of History
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index