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The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China (Studies in social discontinuity)
The Perilous Frontier Nomadic Empires and China - Studies in social discontinuity
Author: Thomas J. Barfield
The author employs anthropology and history to analyze the relationship between China and the tribal peoples of Inner Asia. Barfield explains why, in spite of their small numbers and poorly developed economies, the tribal nomads established large empires that threatened the security of China.
ISBN-13: 9781557860439
ISBN-10: 1557860432
Publication Date: 9/28/1989
Pages: 320
Edition: illustrated edition
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Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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