Mapping the Chinese and Islamic worlds
Subtitle: cross-cultural exchange in pre-modern Asia
By: Hyunhee Park
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781107018686
Subjects: Civilization; Discoveries in geography; Cartography; Relations; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: From imperial encounter to maritime trade : Chinese understanding of the Islamic world, 750-1260; title: The representation of China and the world : Islamic knowledge about China, 750-1260; title: Interpreting the Mongol world : Chinese understanding of the Islamic world, 1260-1368; title: Beyond Marco Polo : Islamic knowledge about China, 1260-1368; title: Legacy from half the globe before 1492 : Chinese understanding of the Islamic world and Islamic knowledge about China, 1368-1500; title: Conclusion : lessons from premodern Sino-Islamic contact.