Profits, Power, and Legitimacy The Zheng Maritime Empire in Seventeenth-Century Maritime East Asia |
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| Author:
| Hang, Xing |
| Series title: | Regions and Regionalisms in the Modern World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87229-210-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2016 |
| Publisher: | American Historical Association
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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The Zheng family enterprise occupied a critical position as a political authority and successful commercial operation in the complex space of maritime East Asia in the 17th Century. Xing Hang argues that the family "profoundly shaped the maritime Asian world region and the global order."
The Zheng family enterprise occupied a critical position as a political authority and successful commercial operation in the complex space of maritime East Asia in the 17th Century. Xing Hang argues that the family "profoundly shaped the maritime Asian world region and the global order."