'From Silk for Oil: Cross-Cultural Connections Along The Silk Roads'
Available Free

The Teach China program at China Institute is pleased to announce the availability of 'From Silk for Oil: Cross-Cultural Connections Along The Silk Roads'.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education and produced by China Institute, this 375-page volume includes introductory essays by five scholars (Morris Rossabi, George Saliba, Chun-fang Yu, and Stefano Carboni) with the themes:

- Geography Along the Silk Roads
- Ethnic Relations and Political History Along the Silk Roads
- Exchange of Goods and Ideas Along the Silk Roads
- Religions Along the Silk Roads
- Art Along the Silk Road

In addition to the five essays, these themes are developed with twenty-three curriculum units consisting of lesson plans, written and visual documents, maps, tables, and even a Silk Roads board game. There is also a glossary; lists of additional resources; and a CD with the entire text and color imagesXincluding hotlinks to relevant websites in PDF format.

From Silk to Oil is designed primarily for teachers of high school world history, global studies, social studies, geography, literature, and art, but some units will also be suitable for advanced middle school, community college, and lower level university survey courses.

Copies are free if picked up at China Institute in New York. Otherwise, please send a check for $10.00 (shipping and handling) made out to China Institute (125 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10021) and addressed to the attention of Martin Amster. If you have any questions, please contact him by email at mamster@chinainstitute.org

The Teach China program provides K12 educators with numerous opportunities for professional development. It not only offers courses, workshops, and seminars on traditional and modern China and other East Asia-related topics, but also conducts multi-week study tours for selected groups of teachers.

CHINA INSTITUTE IN AMERICA was founded in 1926 by a group of distinguished American and Chinese educators, including John Dewey and Hu Shih. It is the oldest bicultural organization in America focused exclusively on China. http://www.chinainstitute.org/