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The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics
by Edward H. Schafer
by Edward H. Schafer
Bryn Hammond's review
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Jan 07, 12
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Read in January, 2012 — I own a copy
This famous book is a bit spoilt for me by his uncritical quotation of the Chinese on the Uighurs. In Schafer's text too they are 'arrogant, haughty' and nothing else, their behaviour when in China enough to disgust a civilized person. He doesn't seem unfair on other ethnic groups, so this sticks out for me.
For the T'ang and the foreign, don't miss Ethnic Identity in Tang China, Marc S. Abramson
For the T'ang and the foreign, don't miss Ethnic Identity in Tang China, Marc S. Abramson
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