Global history with Chinese characteristics autocratic states along the Silk Road in the decline of the Spanish and Qing Empires 1680-1796

This open access book examines perceptions and dialogues between China and Europe by analysing strategic geopolitical sites which fostered commerce, consumption and socioeconomic networks between China and Europe through a particular case study: Macau, connecting with South China, and Marseille in M...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Perez-Garcia, Manuel. author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Springer Nature 2021
2021.
Edición:1st ed. 2021.
Colección:Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History,
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429960506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Implementation of the New Global History in China
  • The “Global History Paradox” in China: Sinocentred Approaches along the Silk Road
  • The Mandate of Heaven, the Rule of the Emperor: Self-sufficiency of the Middle-Kingdom
  • Silver, Rogues, and Trade Networks: Sangleyes and Manila Galleons connecting the Spanish Empire and Qing China
  • Conclusions.