The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China
by Thomas J. Barfield
Book · Hardcover · 1989 · Condition: very good
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About this book
The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China is a history by Thomas J. Barfield, published by Basil Blackwell in 1989 in the Studies in Social Discontinuity series edited by Charles Tilly. It examines the relationship between the steppe nomadic empires of Inner Asia and the Chinese state, covering Central Asia, Mongolia and China.
Seller's notes
Preowned book with wear and signs of use
- Author
- Thomas J. Barfield
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Year
- 1989
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 300
- Subject
- Nomads -- Asia, Central -- History; China -- Foreign relations -- Nomads; Steppe peoples; Central Asia -- History
- ISBN
- 9781557860439
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