TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kang,David C
TI  - East Asia before the West : five centuries of trade and tribute 
T2  - Contemporary Asia in the world
SN  - 978069148267
AV  - HF3820.5 .K36 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York 
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - East Asia
KW  - Commerce
KW  - History
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-212) and index; The puzzle : war and peace in East Asian history -- Ideas : hierarchy, status, and hegemony -- States : the Confucian society -- Diplomacy : the tribute system -- War : the longer peace -- Trade : international economic relations -- Frontiers : nomads and islands -- Lessons : history forward and backward
ER  -