| Diplomacy and Trade in the Chinese World, 589-1276 Contributor(s): Bielenstein, Hans (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004144161 ISBN-13: 9789004144163 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $236.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: Covering the period from the establishment of Sui to the fall of Southern Sung, this volume for the first time gives a full, carefully arrranged overview of China's diplomatic and trade relations with its major and minor Asian neighbours, and the practical background to the missions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Asia - China - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 327.510 |
| LCCN: 2005042011 |
| Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4 China |
| Physical Information: 732 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Covering the period from the establishment of Sui to the fall of Southern Sung, this reference work for the first time gives a full and conveniently arrranged overview of China's diplomatic and trade relations with its major and minor Asian neighbours: continental South Asia and the islands, Japan, Korea, Northeast Asia, Tibet, Central Asia, West Asia, the Middle East, and the Hsia, Liao, and Chin States. Basing himself on his yearlong research of Chinese offical histories and historical compendia, the author offers a wealth of detailed information - in translation - on matters such as the goods exchanged, the negotiations for peace and alliances, special missions required by diplomatic etiquette, foreign requests for marriage with Chinese princesses, etc. Special emphasis is given to the meaning of the so-called "tribute missions", in reality a disguised form of trade. |