Xing Hang

Broschiertes Buch

Profits, Power, and Legitimacy

The Zheng Maritime Empire in Seventeenth-Century Maritime East Asia

Beschreibung

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."

Autor

Xing Hang currently teaches at Brandeis University. He is the author of Conflict and Commerce in Maritime East Asia: The Zheng Family and the Shaping of the Modern World, c.1620-1720 (Cambridge University Press, 2015) and co-editor (with Tonio Andrade) for Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai: Maritime East Asia in Global History, 1550-1700. He has also written numerous articles and reviews for major journals, and is a recipient of many grants and awards, including the American Council of Learned Societies Henry Luce Fellowship and the Michael L. Walzer Prize for Excellence in Teaching.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Historical Association
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 143mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 127g
• ISBN-13: 9780872292109
• ISBN-10: 087229210X
• Artikelnr.: 62388647