Preface Chapter One Three Worlds; Three Bodies of International Law The past in Asia's present Beyond China Marco Polo and the protection of emissaries International law before "international law" Sovereignty in Asia before the modern era The straitjacket of the modern law of nations Chapter Two Chinggisid Rule and the Mongol Great State The emergence of the Chinggisid state Lhamsuren Munkh-Erdene Imperial allocation of fiefs and the resilience of Chinggisid law Koichi Matsuda Imperial subjugation of polities and extension into Tibet Koichi Matsuda Mongol perceptions of "China" and the Yuan dynasty Hodong Kim Chinese legitimation of the Mongol regime and the legacy of "unification" Chapter Three Interpolity Relations and the Tribute System of Ming China Rituals of hierarchy The tribute system and regime legitimacy Power and the use of force Yuan-kang Wang Civilizational rhetoric and the obfuscation of power politics Geoff Wade Convergence and conflict: Dai Viet in the Sinic order Liam Kelley Reproduction of the tribute system Chapter Four The Tibetan Buddhist World The symbiosis of spiritual and temporal authority Rule by relationship Mongol pilgrimages and the transfer of wealth to Tibet Dalizhabu State building in the Himalayas John Ardussi Tibetan-Manchu relations Imperial directives in the language of chö-yön Matthew Kapstein Chapter Five The Manchu Great State State formation and legitimation Nicola Di Cosmo Relations with the Mongols Extension of control over the Mongols Hiroki Oka Relations with Tibet Etiquette and the communication of power relations Nobuaki Murakami Manchu positioning in relation to the Chinese civilizational world Guest ritual and Qing international relations Pamela Crossley Chapter Six Transitions to the Modern State System The new paradigm of international relations Japan's quest for a place in the new world order Shogo Suzuki Korea's transitions and the impotence of modern law Kirk Larsen From mandala to modernity: The breakdown of imperial orders Alex McKay Chapter Seven The Presence of the Past Conflicts and the deployment of history The great reinterpretation History in play today Authors and Contributors Notes Bibliography Index.