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Ancient China and Its Enemies: The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History
Contributor(s): Di Cosmo, Nicola (Author)
ISBN: 0521543827     ISBN-13: 9780521543828
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $35.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2004
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Annotation: This comprehensive history of the northern frontier of China through the first millennium B.C. details the formation of two increasingly distinct cultural areas: the sedentary Chinese and the northern nomads. Nicola Di Cosmo explores the tensions existing between these two worlds as they became progressively more polarized, with the eventual creation of the nomadic Hsiung-nu empire in the north, and of the Chinese empire in the south. Di Cosmo investigates the origins of the antagonism between early China and its "barbarian" neighbors.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Medieval
- History | Asia - China
Dewey: 931
LCCN: 2004558435
Lexile Measure: 1450
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.96" W x 9.02" (1.11 lbs) 380 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Chinese
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Di Cosmo, Nicola: - Nicola Di Cosmo is Senior Lecturer in Chinese History at the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand).