The Economy of Western Xia: A Study of 11th to 13th Century Tangut Records

ISBN-13: 9789004461291 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 582 str.

Jinbo Shi;Hansong Li

Opis

This book is the first economic history of the Tangut Empire. With a wealth of historical records: taxes, registers, and contracts, it studies the economic lives and activities, laws and institutions, trade and transactions of Western Xia. It offers a gateway to the outer shape and inner life of the Western Xia (Xixia) economy and society, and rethinks the Tanguts’ influence on the Hexi Corridor and the Silk Road.