One Thousand Years of the East Asian Sea - Maritime China in History and Foreign Trade

Author: Chen Guodong
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book collects some articles on the history of the sea from the author's past one to two decades of research. The author's original focus was on the socio-economic history of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but because both his master's and doctoral theses were related to international trade, he unknowingly entered the field of maritime history. The ocean is infinitely vast, and the issues involved in maritime history are also boundless. Because the author has been employed outside the field of history for a long time and has not frequently interacted with mainstream scholars locally, he often explores independently, which inevitably leads to whimsical ideas and wandering around. However, the author has been blessed by heaven along the way and has been inspired by many friends. He also had the opportunity to access many valuable materials and information, and even had the chance to drift at sea. Due to the many wonders at sea, he often lingered and hesitated, so a general book on the history of the East Asian sea that he had long wanted to complete has always been unable to be finalized. Now, taking the opportunity to publish this collection of essays, he has rewritten a lecture and asks the readers for their comments. This book collects some articles on the history of the sea from the author's past one to two decades of research. The author's original focus was on the socio-economic history of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but because both his master's and doctoral theses were related to international trade, he unknowingly entered the field of maritime history. The ocean is infinitely vast, and the issues involved in maritime history are also boundless. Because the author has been employed outside the field of history for a long time and has not frequently interacted with mainstream scholars locally, he often explores independently, which inevitably leads to whimsical ideas and wandering around. However, the author has been blessed by heaven along the way and has been inspired by many friends. He also had the opportunity to access many valuable materials and information, and even had the chance to drift at sea. Due to the many wonders at sea, he often lingered and hesitated, so a general book on the history of the East Asian sea that he had long wanted to complete has always been unable to be finalized. Now, taking the opportunity to publish this collection of essays, he has rewritten a lecture and asks the readers for their comments.