Ancient China and Its Enemies: The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History Contributor(s): Di Cosmo, Nicola (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521770645 ISBN-13: 9780521770644 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2002 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - History | Ancient - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
Dewey: 931 |
LCCN: 2001025577 |
Lexile Measure: 1450 |
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.36" W x 9.32" (1.42 lbs) 380 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Chinese |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Di Cosmo, Nicola: - Nicola Di Cosmo is Senior Lecturer in Chinese History at the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand). |