Ancient China and Its Enemies The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History

Name: Ancient China and Its Enemies The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History
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ISBN: 9780521543828

ISBN-10: 0521543827

ISBN-13: 9780521543828

Edition: 2004

Authors: Nicola Di Cosmo

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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.

Book details

List price: $40.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/22/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 380
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.100

Nicola Di Cosmo is Luce Foundation Professor of East Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies.



Introduction






The Steppe Highway: the rise of pastoral nomadism as a Eurasian phenomenon



Bronze, iron and gold: the evolution of nomadic cultures on the northern frontier of China






Beasts and birds: the historical context of early Chinese perceptions of northern peoples



Walls and horses: the beginning of historical contacts between horse-riding Nomads and Chinese states






Those who draw the bow: the rise of the Hsiung-nu Nomadic Empire and the political unification of the Nomads



From peace to war: China's shift from appeasement to military engagement






In search of grass and water: ethnography and history of the North in the Historian's Records



Taming the North: the rationalization of the nomads in Ssu-ma Ch'ien's historical thought


Conclusion