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almafu_9958352431402883
Format:
1 online resource (296 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812206289
Series Statement:
Encounters with Asia
Content:
Multicultural China in the Early Middle Ages exposes a number of long-hidden "foreign" elements in Chinese culture that represent the legacy of the Tuoba, a former nomadic group originally from central Asia.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Foreword: Old Wine in New Bottles /
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. The Legacy of the Tuoba Xianbei: The Tang Dynasty --
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Chapter 2. From Mulan to Unicorn --
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Chapter 3. Brotherly Matters and the Canine Image: The Invasion of "Barbarian" Tongues --
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Chapter 4. The Huns and the Bulgars: The Chinese Chapter --
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Chapter 5. The Mystery of the "White-Drake" Oracle: The Iranian Shadows --
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Chapter 6. Son of Heaven and Son of God --
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Chapter 7. Bai Juyi and Central Asia --
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Appendix. Turkic or Proto-Mongolian? A Note on the Tuoba Language --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812206289
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812206289
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