Zheng He
China and the oceans in the early Ming dynasty, 1405-1433
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Author
Publication
2007 - Pearson Longman, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
59,500 words, Guess
Page Count
238 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL15604262M
- ISBN-139780321084439
- ISBN-100321084438
- OCLC Control Number64592164
- OCLC Control Numberzhenghechinaocea0000drey
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006007923
- Goodreads696798
- LibraryThing2539224
Classifications
- LCCDS753.6.Z47 D74 2007
Alternate Titles
- China and the oceans in the early Ming dynasty, 1405-1433
Description
"This new biography of the Chinese explorer Zheng He sheds new light on one of the most important "what if" questions of early modern history: why a technically advanced China did not follow the same path of development as the major European powers." "Written by China scholar Edward L. Dreyer, Zheng He outlines what is known of the eunuch Zheng He's life and describes and analyzes his early fifteenth-century voyages on the basis of Chinese evidence. Locating the voyages firmly within the context of early Ming history, it addresses the political motives of Zheng He's voyages and how they affected China's attitude toward the outside world in subsequent centuries."--BOOK JACKET
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- The library of world biography
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- Zheng He
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