Bin Yang (College of William and Mary)

Discovered but Forgotten

The Maldives in Chinese History, c. 1100-1620

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Discovered but Forgotten is a pioneering examination of Chinaâ s relations with the Maldives and Sino-Indian Ocean interactions, offering new ways to understand Chinese maritime exploration and the global history of the Indian Ocean.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 153mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9780231212335
• ISBN-10: 023121233X
• Artikelnr.: 70239912

Autorenporträt

Bin Yang is a professor of history at City University of Hong Kong. His books include Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Columbia, 2008) and Cowrie Shells and Cowrie Money: A Global History (2019).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Figures, Maps, and Tables
Note on Chinese Weights and Measures in the Ming Dynasty
Acknowledgments
Part I. The Stage
1. Small, Remote, but Significant
2. From Zaitun
3. Sailing to the Indian Ocean
Part II. A Destination
4. Who Once Landed in the Maldives?
5. The Kingdom of Atolls
6. Monsoons and Currents
7. Between the Son of Heaven and the Sultan
Part III. The Cargo
8. The Trees of the Maldives
9. Ships Without Nails
10. Cowrie Shells
11. Dried Fish, Grains, and Handkerchiefs
12. Dragon's Spittle
13. Laka Wood and Frankincense
Part IV. Reminiscences
14. A Ruined Buddhist Past
15. Port Marriage
16. A True Romance
17. An Echo: The "China Bird"
Notes
Bibliography
Index