Tang China and the Collapse of the Uighur Empire - A Documentary History

The extant writings of the late Tang chief minister Li Deyu form the basis for Michael Drompp's reconstruction of the Tang dynasty's response to a threatening event, viz. the collapse of the Uighur steppe empire in 840 C.E., and the subsequent fleeing of large numbers of Uighur refugees to China's northern frontier.
Through a translation of seventy relevant documents the author analyzes the rhetoric of the crisis, as well as its aftermath. The extant writings of Li Deyu uniquely allow an in-depth look into Chinese-Inner Asian relations, very unusual for such an early period. This volume permits us a close look at the workings of the late Tang government, particularly in terms of policy formation and implementation, as well as the rhetoric surrounding such activities.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael Drompp
• Verlag: Brill
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 15.11.2004
• EAN: 9789004141292
• ISBN: 978-90-04-14129-2
• Seiten: 384
• Abmessung: 164 mm x 245 mm x 29 mm
• Gewicht: 816 g
• Serie: Brill's Inner Asian Library
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Innenarchitektur, Design; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges