Nicola Di Cosmo (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealan

Ancient China and Its Enemies

The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History

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Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive 2002 history of the northern frontier of China in the first millennium B.C., this work explores the tensions existing between the sedentary Chinese and the northern nomads. It was the first study to investigate the origins of the antagonism between early China and its 'barbarian' neighbors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9780521543828
• ISBN-10: 0521543827
• Artikelnr.: 21426605

Autorenporträt

Nicola Di Cosmo is Senior Lecturer in Chinese History at the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Part I: 1. The Steppe Highway: the rise of pastoral nomadism
as a Eurasian phenomenon; 2. Bronze, iron and gold: the evolution of
nomadic cultures on the northern frontier of China; Part II: 3. Beasts and
birds: the historical context of early Chinese perceptions of northern
peoples; 4. Walls and horses: the beginning of historical contacts between
horse-riding Nomads and Chinese states; Part III: 5. Those who draw the
bow: the rise of the Hsiung-nu Nomadic Empire and the political unification
of the Nomads; 6. From peace to war: China's shift from appeasement to
military engagement; Part IV: 7. In search of grass and water: ethnography
and history of the North in the Historian's Records; 8. Taming the North:
the rationalization of the nomads in Ssu-ma Ch'ien's historical thought;
Conclusion.