China, the Portuguese, and the Nanyang
Regular price
€142.99
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Roderich Ptak
Author_Roderich Ptak
Category=NHB
Category=NHF
Category=NHTM
Chinese maritime expansion analysis
early modern trade networks
eq_bestseller
eq_history
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
Luso-Chinese exchange
Song dynasty maritime
South China Sea islands
Wang Dayuan studies
Yuan dynasty seafaring
Product details
- ISBN 9780860789239
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 150 x 224mm
- Publication Date: 25 May 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Under the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, China's maritime trade went through several stages of rapid expansion. This concerns both activities initiated by the central government and private seafaring: Chinese ships would sail to ports in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, and foreign merchants would come to China, often declaring themselves as tribute envoys. In the early 16th century, the Portuguese made contact with the Middle Kingdom, leading to the foundation of Macao in the 1550s. The present volume, the third collection by Roderich Ptak, explores important structural features related to China's maritime ventures and Luso-Chinese relations. It also discusses the perception of maritime space in late medieval Chinese texts and the importance of trade routes, especially the so-called eastern route from Fujian via Luzon to the Sulu 'zone'. The third section presents different 'key' regions as seen through Chinese eyes: Hainan, the coral island in the South China Sea, Barus on Sumatra, and finally Wang Dayuan's chapters on the Kerala coast.
Roderich Ptak, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Germany
