Ancient China and its Enemies

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полное название:"Ancient China and its Enemies: The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History"Автор тщательно исследовал и великолепно представил историю северной границы Китая с 900 до 100 B.C. Скрины

Title Page......Page 0 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgments......Page 7 Introduction......Page 11 Part I......Page 21 1: The Steppe Highway: The Rise of Pastoral Nomadism as a Eurasian Phenomenon......Page 23 2: Bronze, Iron, and Gold: The Evolution of Nomadic Cultures on the Northern Frontier of China......Page 54 Part II......Page 101 3: Beasts and Birds: The Historical Context of Early Chinese Perceptions of the Northern Peoples......Page 103 4: Walls and Horses: The Beginning of Historical Contacts between Horse-Riding Nomads and Chinese States......Page 137 Part III......Page 169 5: Those Who Draw the Bow: The RIse of the Hsiung-nu Nomadic Empire and the Political Unification of the Nomads......Page 171 6: From Peace to War: China's Shift from Appeasement to Military Engagement......Page 216 Part IV......Page 263 7: In Search of Grass and Water: Ethnography and History of the North in the Historian's Records......Page 265 8: Taming the North: The Rationalization of the Nomads in Ssu-ma Ch'ien's Historical Thought......Page 304 Conclusion......Page 323 Glossary......Page 329 Select Bibliography......Page 345 Index......Page 371