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Fire and Ice : Li Cunxu and the Founding of the Later Tang /

The Later Tang was the first of several ephemeral states created by the Shatuo Turks in tenth-century China and Li Cunxu, a martial genius, was its founder. In fifteen years, he turned a small satrapy on China's periphery into a powerhouse capable of unifying the north and much of the southwest...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davis, Richard L., 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. The prodigal son
  • 2. Vassals and kings
  • 3. The Tang renaissance
  • 4. Raging tempest
  • 5. The hand of history
  • Chronology of events in the life of Li Cunxu.