Late Tang China and the World, 750–907 CE
Late Tang China and the World, 750–907 CE
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In recent decades, the Tang dynasty (618-907) has acquired a reputation as the most 'cosmopolitan' period in Chinese history. The standard narrative also claims that this cosmopolitan openness faded after the An Lushan Rebellion of 755-763, to be replaced by xenophobic hostility toward all things foreign. This Element reassesses the cosmopolitanism-to-xenophobia narrative and presents a more empirically-grounded and nuanced interpretation of the Tang empire's foreign relations after 755.
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May 2023Paperback
9781009397254
75 pages
230 × 154 × 5 mm
0.15kg
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Transformation of the Tang Frontier Military
- 2. The Battle of Talas (751 CE)
- 3. The An Lushan Rebellion and Its Consequences
- 4. An Anti-Foreign (Or Anti-Sogdian) Backlash?
- 5. The Uighur Crisis and the Huichang Persecution of 842–846
- 6. Tang China and the Making of the Sinographic Sphere
- Conclusion: The Fall of the Tang in East Asian History.
