East Asia Before the West Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute

Name: East Asia Before the West Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute
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ISBN: 9780231153195

ISBN-10: 0231153198

ISBN-13: 9780231153195

Edition: 2012

Authors: David Kang

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From the founding of the Ming dynasty in 1368 to the start of the Opium Wars in 1841, China has engaged in only two large-scale conflicts with its principal neighbors, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan. These four territorial and centralized states have otherwise fostered peaceful and long-lasting relationships with one another, and as they have grown more powerful, the atmosphere around them has stabilized.Focusing on the role of the "tribute system" in maintaining stability in East Asia and in fostering diplomatic and commercial exchange, Kang contrasts this history against the example of Europe and the East Asian states' skirmishes with nomadic peoples to the north and west. Although China has…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 10/9/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English