Part one of term paper
There are several notable historians that one might read to find out more information on Central Asia. Two of these authors, as well as the focus of this paper, are S.A.M. Adshead and Jerry Bentley. Both authors write primarily about Central Asia in addition to the people and events that are incorporated with it. The focus of this paper ...

Part two of term paper
... in religion, trade and informational exchanges. S.A.M. Adshead lives in New Zealand and writes mostly on the Chinese Salt industry. Both authors come from different backgrounds, as their writing and analysis will show. Bentley characterizes his work in this book as "placing cultural developments in the larger context of the political, social, and economic circumstances in which they unfolded". Bentley's writing focuses more on the main themes within Central Asia. For example "the period f ...