Maritime Sector, Institutions, and Sea Power of Premodern China (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: October 30, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780313307126
Subjects: Maritime history; Shipping industries; Water Transportation; Technology; History - Military / War; Business/Economics; China; Asia - China; Economic History; Military - Naval; Business & Economics / Economic History; Military Science; Ships & Shipbuilding - General; History; Merchant Marine; Shipping; Social conditions
First sentence: It is known that China had rather favorable geographic, hydrographie, and climatic conditions for sea/ocean-going activities, which the Chinese did manage to take advantage of during the premodern era (prior to 1840).