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Diplomacy And Trade In The Chinese World, 589-1276

By Hans Bielenstein

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Year
2005
ISBN
9004144161, 9789004144163
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2865374 bytes)
Series
Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 4 China Volume 18
Pages
726\731
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
China;Asia;History;Europe;Belgium;France;Germany;G

Description

Covering the period from the establishment of Sui to the fall of Southern Sung, this reference work for the first time gives a full and conveniently arrranged overview of China’s diplomatic and trade relations with its major and minor Asian neighbours: continental South Asia and the islands, Japan, Korea, Northeast Asia, Tibet, Central Asia, West Asia, the Middle East, and the Hsia, Liao, and Chin States. Basing himself on his yearlong research of Chinese offical histories and historical compendia, the author offers a wealth of detailed information - in translation - on matters such as the goods exchanged, the negotiations for peace and alliances, special missions required by diplomatic etiquette, foreign requests for marriage with Chinese princesses, etc. Special emphasis is given to the meaning of the so-called “tribute missions”, in reality a disguised form of trade.

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