Synopsis
This study of diplomatic relations between the Sung dynasty of tenth-and eleventh-century China and the Liao, invaders from Manchuria, challenges the popular belief that China always considered her neighbors as inferior barbarians in their attempt to maintain a China-centered world order.
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"Thanks to Tao's impeccable scholarship, Two Sons of Heaven is now the best account of Northern Sung foreign politics available in any language; it is a major contribution that deserves careful study by historians of China."—Journal of Asian Studies"This book is readable and presents specialized and quite useful research. . . . Recommended to all China specialists and to others in search of a balanced approach to the study of cultural interaction in a historical setting."—Asian Perspectives
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