Tangut Language and Manuscripts: An Introduction: 20 (Languages of Asia, 20) - Hardcover

Jinbo Shi

 
9789004414532: Tangut Language and Manuscripts: An Introduction: 20 (Languages of Asia, 20)

Synopsis

In Tangut Language and Manuscripts, Shi Jinbo offers by far the fullest introduction to the Tangut script, grammar and manuscripts, which lay the foundation of historical narratives of Western Xia.

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About the Author

Shi, Jinbo is Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. A renowned linguist, Shi has published widely on Tangutology, including Study of the Sea of Characters (1983), Western Xia Publishing (2004), and Economic Records of Western Xia (2017).

Li, Hansong, B.A. University of Chicago, M.Phil. University of Cambridge, is a scholar of intellectual and international history.

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