Ho / Mak / Tam Voyages, Migration, and the Maritime World

On China’s Global Historical Role
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-11-058514-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 261 Seiten

This is a multi-author volume resulted from an international conference focusing on topics related to our understanding of the role of China in the global history. Apart from introductory chapters exploring methodological issues and providing big pictures of framing China in the world in particular time zones, this volume also covers rich discussions on the following themes from the ancient period to the twentieth century: organized water transport, cultural interactions, navigators, port cities, smuggling activities, customs service, foreign relations, migration, and diasporas. Written by scholars of different generations who are based in diverse regions including Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, the UK and the US, the chapters in this volume either address old questions from new perspectives, or table new topics that were largely ignored in previous scholarship. Some go further to brainstorm possible research directions in the future. This thought-provoking volume will be beneficial to readers who are interested in rethinking China's position in the global historical stage against the backdrop of Post-Orientalism.

Zielgruppe

Scholars/students working on China/World history, with special in

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ho, Clara

Ho, Clara Wing-chung

Mak, Ricardo

Mak, Ricardo King Sang

Tam, Yue-him

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Clara Wing-chung HO, Hong Kong Baptist University Ricardo King-sang MAK, Hong Kong Baptist University Yue-him TAM, Macalester College