Innocence and its corruption, that enduring theme in postwar American culture — from Catcher in the Rye and Lolita to Jeff Koons’ balloon dogs for billionaires — found its final 20th-century ...
Chapter 1 “The Silk Road – Dunhuang” traces the journey of Zhang Qian, whose expedition was considered to be the foundation of the first “Silk Road.” As merchants from different countries expanded ...