Seafaring, Trade, and Knowledge Transfer : Maritime Politics and Commerce in Early Middle Period to Early Modern China and South East & East Asia (Crossroads - History of Interactions across the Silk Routes)

This volume provides a long-durée overview over China's politics and commerce including explanations for specific changes, covers a wide range of aspects related to maritime trade in the region and highlights many aspects of Sino-European (Sino-foreign) relations, including knowledge transfer.