Ronald C. Po

The Blue Frontier

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Argues that Qing China was not just a continental empire, but a maritime power protecting its interests at sea.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 604g
• ISBN-13: 9781108424615
• ISBN-10: 1108424619
• Artikelnr.: 51259515

Autorenporträt

Ronald C. Po is Assistant Professor in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Setting the scene
2. Modeling the sea
3. The dragon navy
4. Guarded management
5. Writing the waves
Conclusion
Appendix 1. 'Inner sea' and 'outer sea' in imperial documents
Appendix 2. A chronicle of sea patrol regulations in the long eighteenth century
Appendix 3. Glossary of Chinese characters.