The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China
by Barfield, Thomas J
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG, ex-library. Stamped text block, flyleaf, pocket in back. Pages clean and tight.
- ISBN 10
- 1557860432
- ISBN 13
- 9781557860439
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About This Item
Cambridge, Mass: B. Blackwell, 1989. Hardcover. VG, ex-library. Stamped text block, flyleaf, pocket in back. Pages clean and tight.. Illustrated dj; black cloth, silver gilt on spine. xiii, 325 pages : illustrations. Series: Studies in social discontinuity. Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-312) and index. Contents: 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.
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- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
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- 184388
- Title
- The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China
- Author
- Barfield, Thomas J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG, ex-library. Stamped text block, flyleaf, pocket in back. Pages clean and tight.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1557860432
- ISBN 13
- 9781557860439
- Publisher
- B. Blackwell
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Mass
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Nomads -- Asia, Central -- History ; Nomads -- Asia, Central -- History ; ;
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