Title: Beyond the Silk Roads :
Authors: Antony, Robert J.,; Schottenhammer, Angela,
Date: 2017
Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag,
Physical description: viii, 222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: V
Abstract: The notion of ?silk roads? conjures images of ancient trade routes, both across land and sea, connecting China with the outside world. Since in recent years there has been something of a paradigm shift in the study of Chinese maritime history, we have chosen the title Beyond the Silk Roads to better convey the most recent trends that take us beyond simple bilateral discussions of trade and economics. Not only scholars within China have taken an interest in this exciting, fast-growing field, but also scholars from across the globe. These include historians as well as archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, sociologists, and political scientists. 0Based on new documentary, literary, archaeological, and ethnographic research, the authors explore the multi-dimensional and diverse range of topics that today are subsumed under the heading of maritime history and culture. Utilizing interdisciplinary and multi-linguistic methodologies, the chapters offer cutting-edge discourses on China?s role in East Asian maritime history and culture. Chapters include topics on marine archaeology, port cities, sailing routes, trade and cultural networks, nautical technology, folklore, diasporas, law and maritime law, coastal defence, piracy and smuggling, religion and religious cults and many more. It is hoped that this volume will stimulate further research and discussions on maritime history in general and on Asian maritime history in particular.
Contents: Integrating maritime Asia with world, transnational, and local history: an Introduction / Robert J. Antony -- Prehistoric maritime Silk Road: merchants, boats, cloth and jade / Judith Cameron -- The coastal cultures of ancient Fujian and the roots of regional cults / Hugh R. Clark -- Pu Shougeng reconsidered: Pu, his family, and their role in the maritime trade of Quanzhou / John W. Chaffee -- Conquistadors of the celestial empire: the Spanish policy toward China at the end of the 16th century / Ubaldo Iaccarino -- Caught between piracy and trade: the Shimazu of southern Japan at the onset of the new Tokugawa regime, 1599−1630 / Maria Grazia Petrucci -- Leizhou pirates and the making of the Mekong Delta / Xing Hang -- French sea routes to Canton, 1698−1792 / Susan E. Schopp -- Distant justice: maritime networks and legal forum shopping / Adam Clulow -- Pirates, dragon ladies, and steamships: on the changing forms of modern China’s piracy / Robert J. Antony -- China’s rise and retreat as a maritime power / Angela Schottenhammer.
Notes: "This book originated at the maritime studies conference, "Beyond the Silk Road: Asian Maritime History and Culture," that was held in Shanghai on 20-21 August 2015"--Acknowledgements page
Subject headings (LCSH): China--Commerce--East Asia--History--Congresses.; China--Commerce--East Asia--History.; East Asia--Commerce--China--History--Congresses.; East Asia--Commerce--History.; Merchant marine--China--History--Congresses.; Merchant marine--China--History.; Navigation--China--History--Congresses.; Navigation--China--History.; Silk Road--History--Congresses.; Silk Road--History.