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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wang, Zhenping (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Ann Arbor, MI] : Association for Asian Studies : University of Hawai'i Press, [2005]
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.