TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kang, David C.
TI  - East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute 
SN  - 9780231153195
U1  - 327.5 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - East Asia - Commerce - History
KW  - East Asia - Foreign relations
KW  - East Asia - Politics and government
N1  - 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  -