{"product_id":"northern-wei-386-534-a-new-form-of-empire-in-east-asia-hardcover-1","title":"Northern Wei (386-534): A New Form of Empire in East Asia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Pearce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmerging from collapse of the Han empire, the founders of Northern Wei had come south from the grasslands of Inner Asia to conquer the rich farmlands of the Yellow River plains. Northern Wei was, in fact, the first of the so-called \"conquest dynasties\" complex states seen repeatedly in East Asian history in which Inner Asian peoples ruled parts of the Chinese world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn innovative contribution to East Asian and Chinese history of the medieval period, \u003cem\u003eNorthern Wei (386-534)\u003c\/em\u003e combines received historical text and archaeological findings to examine the complex interactions between these originally distinct populations, and the way those interactions changed over time. Scott Pearce analyses traditions borrowed and adapted from the long-gone Han dynasty including government and taxation as well as the new cultural elements such as the use of armor for man and horse in the cavalry and the newly-invented stirrup. Further, this book discusses the fundamental change in the dynastic family, as empresses began to play an increasingly important role in the business of government. Though Northern Wei fell in the early sixth century, the nature of the state was thus fundamentally changed, in the Chinese world and East Asia as a whole; it had laid down a foundation from which a century later would emerge the world empire of Tang.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Pearce is Professor at Western Washington University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 9.33 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428952031481,"sku":"9780197600399","price":196.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/le66bBsxo19780197600399_e06c2b8f-b5d3-4499-b6a8-2c031991104d.webp?v=1771441865","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/northern-wei-386-534-a-new-form-of-empire-in-east-asia-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}