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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Christopher I Beckwith |
ISBN: | 0691054940 9780691054940 |
OCLC Number: | 488579319 |
Description: | 269 s |
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"An absorbing and highly original narrative of imperial rivalries that is of particular interest to comparative historians." * Choice * "A most impressive work by an excellent scholar."---Richard N. Frye, International Journal of Middle East Studies "[The] author has succeeded in his task, thanks to his sound method of analysis and to his command of the languages of the relevant texts: Tibetan, Chinese, Arab, Turkic. Particularly the thorough and felicitous utilization of the Arab sources is one of the most pleasant features of the book."---Luciano Petech, Central Asiatic Journal Read more...
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