The golden age of piracy in China, 1520-1810 : a short history with documents
Robert J. Antony
Bok · Engelsk · 2022
| Omfang | ix, 170 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Piracy in China's maritime world -- Piracy in the Mid-Ming Dynasty (1520-1580) -- Piracy during the Ming-Qing transition (1620-1684) -- Piracy in the Mid-Qing Dynasty (1775-1810) -- The significance of piracy in China's history -- Piracy in the mid-Ming dynasty (1520-1580) -- Piracy in the Ming-Qing transition (1620-1684) -- Piracy in the mid-Qing dynasty (1775-1810).. - "In the waters around China, the "golden age of piracy" stretched for nearly three centuries. Over those years, there was an unprecedented advance in Chinese piracy unsurpassed in size and scope anywhere else in the world. This book uses primary source documents to uncover the history of "dwarf bandits," "sea rebels," and "ocean bandits.""--
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| ISBN | 9781538161524. - 9781538161531
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