Ancient China and its Enemies
Subtitle: The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 24, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780521543828
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: BCE to c 500 CE; Asian archaeology; BCE to c 500 CE; To 221 B.C; History - General History; History; History: World; China; East Asia, Far East; Asia - China; Medieval; China--History--To 221 B.C; History / Medieval
First sentence: The terminology for the regions inhabited by the nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples of Inner Asia in pre-historical and historical times is inherently unstable, given that geographic areas such as Central Asia, Inner Asia, the Northern Zone, and Central Eurasia are usually defined ad hoc.1