03398nam 22006734a 450 991081346180332120200520144314.01-280-86817-197866108681791-4294-5520-990-474-0761-X1-4337-0700-410.1163/9789047407614(CKB)1000000000334835(EBL)280542(OCoLC)191940199(SSID)ssj0000139408(PQKBManifestationID)11136604(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000139408(PQKBWorkID)10010628(PQKB)10478841(MiAaPQ)EBC280542(OCoLC)57506814(nllekb)BRILL9789047407614(Au-PeEL)EBL280542(CaPaEBR)ebr10171767(CaONFJC)MIL86817(EXLCZ)99100000000033483520050119d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDiplomacy and trade in the Chinese world, 589-1276 /by Hans Bielenstein1st ed.Leiden ; Boston Brill20051 online resource (731 p.)Handbook of Oriental studies, Section 4, China,0169-9520 =Handbuch der OrientalistikDescription based upon print version of record.90-04-14416-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- The Sources -- Introduction -- Continental South Asia and the Islands -- Japan -- Korea -- The Northeast -- The Southwest -- Ch’ing-hai -- East Turkestan -- West Turkestan -- Kashmir and Afghanistan -- The Middle East -- The Turkic Tribes -- The Tang-Hsiang -- Hsia -- Liao -- Chin -- Conclusion -- Weights and Measures -- Quoted Literature -- Index -- Handbook of Oriental Studies.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 official 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, et cetera Special emphasis is given to the meaning of the so-called “tribute missions”, in reality a disguised form of trade.Handbuch der Orientalistik.Vierte Abteilung,China.ChinaCommerceHistoryChinaForeign relationsTo 1644ChinaHistorySui dynasty, 581-618ChinaHistoryTang dynasty, 618-907ChinaHistorySong dynasty, 960-1279327.51/009/021Bielenstein Hans655843MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813461803321Diplomacy and trade in the Chinese world, 589-12764096054UNINA