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Yiwen Li, "Networks of Faith and Profit: Monks, Merchants, and Exchanges Between China and Japan, 839-1403 CE" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

New Books in Japanese Studies

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Connections between China and Japan: Research Process and Key Sources

The speaker discusses their research process for their book on the connections between China and Japan, highlighting the key sources that made them confident about their project. They delve into textual sources, archaeological reports, and museum catalogs, including letters written by Chinese monks to their friends in Japan and the discovery of the Xi shipwreck.

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