Writing world history in late Ming China and the perception of maritime Asia /
"The last century of China's Ming dynasty (1368-1644) saw many troubles and challenges from abroad. Pirates raided the coast, Europeans challenged the traditional world order of the tribute system, and the everlasting threat from the northern steppe people continued to raise concerns for t...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Wiesbaden :
Harrassowitz Verlag
[2020]
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| Series: | East Asian economic and socio-cultural studies. East Asian maritime history ;
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| Acceso en liña: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1453km1 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Historical background
- Editions and extant prints and manuscripts of the texts
- The authors
- Paratext
- Contents of the world histories
- Comparison of the accounts of Siam
- Comparison of the accounts of Malacca
- Comparison of the accounts of Portugal
- Conclusion