Book review: "The Silk Road in World History" by Xinru Liu

The book is interesting because:

• It gives a detailed but succinct view of Chinese (and other Eurasian societies) ancient social and economic history. 
• It describes how commerce, in some occasions, was used as a mechanism to create a peaceful relationship between Chinese agricultural societies and nomad groups of the north before and during the Han Dynasty.
• It shows how religion, and particularly Buddhism, expanded from India to China trhough the trade routes of Chinese silk and other goods.
• Describes very briefly the raise and fall of the Mongol Empire. 

The Oxford University Press review is here.