{"product_id":"early-tang-china-and-the-world-618-750-ce-paperback-9781009214643","title":"Early Tang China and the World, 618–750 CE (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009214643","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEarly Tang China and the World, 618–750 CE\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplains and contextualizes the rise and expansion of the Tang empire, which straddled the East Asian and Inner Asian worlds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShao-yun Yang (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009214643, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e84 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.4 x 0.5 cm, 0.15 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFor about half a century, the Tang dynasty has held a reputation as the most 'cosmopolitan' period in Chinese history, marked by unsurpassed openness to foreign peoples and cultures and active promotion of international trade. Heavily influenced by Western liberal ideals and contemporary China's own self-fashioning efforts, this glamorous image of the Tang calls for some critical reexamination. This Element presents a broad and revisionist analysis of early Tang China's relations with the rest of the Eurasian world and argues that idealizing the Tang as exceptionally “cosmopolitan” limits our ability to think both critically and globally about its actions and policies as an empire.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Fall of the Sui Dynasty\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Tang Dynasty and the Fall of the Eastern Türk Khaganate\u003cbr\u003e 3. Taizong's Empire (630–649)\u003cbr\u003e 4. Expansion in Central Asia and Korea (650–670)\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Concatenation of Frontier Crises (670–700)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Southern Frontiers and Maritime Trade (to ca. 750)\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tang China and the Buddhist World (to ca. 750)\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Thinking Critically and Globally About the 'Cosmopolitan' Tang.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265403932952,"sku":"9781009214643","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009214643i_bdbd08c2-5ce0-4399-b200-460231f6d167.jpg?v=1696791428","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/early-tang-china-and-the-world-618-750-ce-paperback-9781009214643","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}