Conflict and Commerce in Maritime East Asia
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Conflict and Commerce in Maritime East Asia
The Zheng Family and the Shaping of the Modern World, c.1620-1720
Hang, Xing (Brandeis University, Massachusetts)
Cambridge University Press
06/2017
344
Mole
Inglês
9781107558458
15 a 20 dias
A fresh perspective on the Zheng family of merchants and militarists. Under four generations of leaders over six decades, the Zheng came to dominate trade across the China Seas and eventually forged an autonomous territorial state based on Taiwan, while struggling to define their activities according to Confucian orthodoxy.
Introduction; 1. Setting the stage; 2. From smuggler-pirates to loyal Confucians; 3. Between trade and legitimacy; 4. Brave new world; 5. The Zheng state on Taiwan; 6. The lure of 'China'; 7. A contingent destruction; 8. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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A fresh perspective on the Zheng family of merchants and militarists. Under four generations of leaders over six decades, the Zheng came to dominate trade across the China Seas and eventually forged an autonomous territorial state based on Taiwan, while struggling to define their activities according to Confucian orthodoxy.
Introduction; 1. Setting the stage; 2. From smuggler-pirates to loyal Confucians; 3. Between trade and legitimacy; 4. Brave new world; 5. The Zheng state on Taiwan; 6. The lure of 'China'; 7. A contingent destruction; 8. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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