The perilous frontier: nomadic empires and China

by Barfield, Thomas J., (Thomas Jefferson)

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Title Statements

Full title :The perilous frontier : nomadic empires and China / Thomas J. Barfield.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1989

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Blackwell
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:1989

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 325 pages : : genealogical tables, maps ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1557863245, 9781557863249
oclc:ocm26765028
LC Classification:DS329.4
Dewey Decimal:958

Introduction: The steppe nomadic world -- The steppe tribes united; the Hsiung-nu Empire -- The collapse of the central order: the rise of foreign dynasties -- The Turkish Empires and T'ang China -- The Manchurian candidates -- The Mongol Empire -- Steppe wolves and forest tigers: the Ming, Mongols, and Manchus -- The last of the nomad empires: the Ch'ing incorporation of Mongolia and Zungharia -- Epilogue: On the decline of the Mongols.

Subjects

Asia, Central -- Relations -- China Asie centrale -- Relations -- Chine Central Asia China China -- Relations -- Asia, Central Chine -- Relations -- Asie centrale Geschichte History international relations Militärische Bedrohung Nomade Nomaden Nomades -- Asie centrale Nomades -- Histoire. -- Asie centrale Nomadic communities Nomads Nomads -- History -- Asia, Central