China on the sea: how the maritime world shaped modern china
Auteur :
Yangwen, Zheng
Éditeur :
Yangwen, Zheng
ISBN :
9789004194779
Date de publication :
14 oct. 2011
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
755 g
Format :
Laminated cover
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Bonaire, Saba
This volume challenges the ""Walled Kingdom"" perspective. China reached out to the seas far more actively than historians have allowed, while the maritime world shaped China, Qing China in particular, much more than the continental world. It gave birth to and defined Chinese modernity.