ENGLISH

When China ruled the seas : the treasure fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433

By Louise Levathes , He Zheng

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
9780195112078, 0195112075, 0671701584, 9780671701581, 978-1-5040-0736-8
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
3 MB (3521006 bytes)
Edition
1st Amer.
Pages
252\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
-- 1371-1435.;Explorers -- China -- Biography.;Chi1368-1644.;China -- HistoryHeHe.;Biographie.;Seehandel.Naval -- To 1644.;China -- Commerce -- History.;CoZheng

Description

In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman and Jonathan Spence, former veteran National Geographic staff writer Louise Levathes delivers a vivid, you-are-there account of the great age of Chinese maritime exploration. Levathes takes a fascinating look at China's rise as a naval power--and its plunge into isolation when a new emperor ascended the Dragon Throne

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