East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute

by David C. Kang

Book Overview

From the founding of the Ming dynasty in 1368 to the start of the Opium Wars in 1841, China has engaged in only two large-scale conflicts with its principal neighbors, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan. These four territorial and centralized states have otherwise fostered peaceful and long-lasting relationships with one another, and as they have grown more powerful, the atmosphere around them has stabilized.

Focusing on the role of the "tribute system"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023115318X
• ISBN13: 9780231153188
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"