Inner Asian Frontiers of China

Writer of Introduction: Lamb, Alastair
This study examines the role of the frontier states in the history and development of the central Asian region of China. The book is based on extensive travel throughout the region as well as a detailed examination of English, Chinese, Russian and Mongolian sources.

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Since its first publication in 1940, this book has remained the classic study of the Central Asian region of China from ancient times to the period immediately prior to the Second World War. The author examines in particular detail the role of the frontier states in the history of the region. The book is based on extensive travel throughout the region as well as on exhaustive reading of English, Chinese, Russian, and Mongolian sources.