Nicola Di Cosmo

Ancient China and Its Enemies

The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History

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Produktbeschreibung

Investigates the origins of the antagonism between early China and its 'barbarian' northern neighbours.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 768g
• ISBN-13: 9780521770644
• ISBN-10: 0521770645
• Artikelnr.: 21788090

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.