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3 produkter
3 produkter
Peace, War, and Trade Along the Great Wall
Nomadic-Chinese Interaction Through Two Millenia
Inbunden, Engelska, 1989
668 kr
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In 1577, during a great court debate over the formulation of china's policy toward its nomadic neighbors, the Ming scholar-official Feng Feng-shih observed: "When there are markets and tribute, there is no war." For two millennia, tension between nomad and chinese along China's northern frontier threatened to erupt into war, and for two millennia, the essential element determining whether peace or war existed was trade. This fascinating book tells the story of the centuries-long confrontation along the Great Wall of China.
Asia in the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Case for Asian Studies in Liberal Arts Education
A Case for Asian Studies in Liberal Arts Education
Inbunden, Engelska, 2000
2 176 kr
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The contributors place the development of Asian studies programs in small colleges in historical context, make a compelling case for the inclusion of Asian studies in the liberal arts curriculum, and consider the challenges faced in developing and sustaining Asian studies programs and ways of meeting such challenges now and in the future.
Asia in the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Case for Asian Studies in Liberal Arts Education
A Case for Asian Studies in Liberal Arts Education
Häftad, Engelska, 2000
595 kr
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The contributors place the development of Asian studies programs in small colleges in historical context, make a compelling case for the inclusion of Asian studies in the liberal arts curriculum, and consider the challenges faced in developing and sustaining Asian studies programs and ways of meeting such challenges now and in the future.