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The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia: A History of the Struggle for Great Power Among Tibetans, Turks, Arabs, and Chinese During the Early Middle Ages

by Christophe Beckwith

ISBN13: 9780691024691
ISBN10: 0691024693
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This narrative history of the Tibetan Empire in Central Asia from about A.D. 600 to 866 depicts the struggles of the great Tibetan, Turkic, Arab, and Chinese powers for dominance over the Silk Road lands that connected Europe and East Asia. It shows the importance of overland contacts between East and West in the Early Middle Ages and elucidates Tibet's role in the conflict over Central Asia.

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[The] author has succeeded in his task, thanks to his sound method of analysis and to his command of the languages of the relevant texts: Tibetan, Chinese, Arab, Turkic. Particularly the thorough and felicitous utilization of the Arab sources is one of the most pleasant features of the book.

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A most impressive work by an excellent scholar.

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An absorbing and highly original narrative of imperial rivalries that is of particular interest to comparative historians.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-267) and index.

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ISBN:: 9780691024691
Subtitle:: A History of the Struggle for Great Power Among Tibetans, Turks, Arabs, and Chinese During the Early Middle Ages
Author:: Beckwith, Christopher I.
Author:: Beckwith, Christopher I.
Publisher:: Princeton University Press
Location:: Princeton, N.J. :
Subject:: History
Subject:: China
Subject:: Asia - Central
Subject:: Asia - China
Subject:: Tibet
Subject:: Asia, Central History.
Subject:: Asia - Tibet
Subject:: Asian and Asian American Studies
Subject:: Political Science and International Relations
Subject:: Asian and Asian American Studie
Subject:: S
Subject:: Tibet (China) History.
Edition Description:: Trade paper
Series Volume:: 254
Publication Date:: March 1993
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: College/higher education:
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 304
Dimensions:: 8.46x5.48x.78 in. .82 lbs.

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