Ambassadors from the islands of immortals : China-Japan relations in the Han-Tang period /
"Using recent archaeological findings and little-known archival material, Wang Zhenping introduces readers to the world of ancient Japan as it was evolving toward a centralized state. Competing Japanese tribal leaders engaged in "ambassador diplomacy" and actively sought Chinese suppo...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Ann Arbor, MI] :
Association for Asian Studies : University of Hawai'i Press,
[2005]
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Colección: | Asian interactions and comparisons.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Islands of immortals
- Chinese insignia in East Asian Politics
- The messenger of the emperor
- The voyage to China
- The journey to Changan
- Diplomacy in the Tang capital
- Weight and nuances in state letters
- Information gathering
- Acquiring foreign talent
- The multipolar nature of the international system in Asia
- Appendix I: A chronology of China-Japan relations from the first to the ninth centuries
- Appendix 2: The letter to the surveillance commissioner at Fuzhou drafted for the ambassador
- Appendix 3: Components of Japanese state letters
- Abbreviations
- Glossary.