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SUMMARY:Iran Across the East/West Trade: Routes of Communication and Exchange\, Products of Exchange\, and Networks of Trade Circa 500-900 CE
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DESCRIPTION:The central location of Iran in the overland routes of tra
 de and communication between western and eastern Asia\, throughout the
  historical and up to the early modern period\, has been long acknowle
 dged by the scholarly community. Yet the overland trade routes\, netwo
 rks of East/West trade and exchange\, or the products of exchange of t
 his world in late antiquity and the early medieval periods have yet to
  attract the scholarly attention that they deserve. This lacuna is esp
 ecially felt in the Late Antique period of Iranian history (circa 500-
 900 CE). This workshop\, conceived as an interdisciplinary dialogue\, 
 seeks to further highlight the parameters of research on this importan
 t aspect of Late Antique history of western Asia. How central was Iran
 \, if at all\, to the networks of trade and exchange in the Late Antiq
 ue world? What role did it play\, if any\, in connecting the Byzantine
  Empire to China\, and what are some of the analytical tools through w
 hich we can further investigate the socio-political and cultural conte
 xts and implications of the East/West trade at this crucial juncture o
 f world history.
LOCATION:ISAW Lecture Hall
CONTACT:isaw@nyu.edu
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