Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai : Maritime East Asia in Global History, 1550-1700 /

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Tracing the roots of modern global East Asia by focusing on the contested and fascinating history of its seaways, this volume offers a new perspective not just on East Asian history but on global history, because the China Seas were key to forging the connections of early globalisation, as important...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hang, Xing, 1982- (Editor), Andrade, Tonio (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Piracy.
Navigation.
Merchant marine.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
Piracy > East Asia > History.
Navigation > East Asia > History.
Merchant marine > East Asia > History.
East Asia.
Extrême-Orient > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Extrême-Orient > Histoire > 16e siecle.
East Asia > History > 17th century.
East Asia > History > 16th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Tracing the roots of modern global East Asia by focusing on the contested and fascinating history of its seaways, this volume offers a new perspective not just on East Asian history but on global history, because the China Seas were key to forging the connections of early globalisation, as important as the Atlantic World and the Indian Ocean basin.
Physical Description:1 online resource (472 pages): maps
ISBN:9780824852771

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