Author: Barfield, Thomas J.
Title: The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China
Description: Cambridge, Mass, B. Blackwell, 1989. Hardcover. Illustrated dj; black cloth, silver gilt on spine. xiii, 325 pages : illustrations. Series: Studies in social discontinuity. Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-312) and index. Contents: Introduction: The steppe nomadic world -- The steppe tribes united; the Hsiung-nu Empire -- The collapse of the central order: the rise of foreign dynasties -- The Turkish Empires and T'ang China -- The Manchurian candidates -- The Mongol Empire -- Steppe wolves and forest tigers: the Ming, Mongols, and Manchus -- The last of the nomad empires: the Ch'ing incorporation of Mongolia and Zungharia -- Epilogue: On the decline of the Mongols. VG, ex-library. Stamped text block, flyleaf, pocket in back. Pages clean and tight.

Keywords: Nomads -- Asia, Central -- History ; Nomads -- Asia, Central -- History ; ;


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