Zheng, Yangwen.

China on the sea [electronic resource] / by Zheng Yangwen. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2012. - viii, 362 p. - China studies ; v. 21 . - China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 21. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Facing the seas -- "The inconsistency of the seas" -- Feeding China -- Cette merveilleuse machine -- Les palais europeens -- "Wind of the west" -- Pattern and variation: indigenisation -- "Race for oriental opulence" -- Conclusion.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9789004194786 (electronic bk.)




Merchant marine--History.--China


China--Foreign economic relations.
China--Commerce--Foreign countries.
China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.


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HF3834 / .Z476 2012

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