Subject: Pirates--China--Guangdong Sheng--History

Chinese piracy and coastal defence in the eighteen[th] and early nineteen[th] centuries with an emphasis on the Canton Delta
AuthorSiu Kwok-kin, Anthony [Xiao Guojian] 蕭國健, 1945-
PlaceHong Kong 香港
PublisherUniversity of Hong Kong 香港大學
CollectionRicci Institute Library
LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis/Dissertation (PDF)
ShelfDigital Archives
Call NumberDS753.2.S595 1999d
Descriptiondig.pdf. [viii, 235 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.]
NoteChinese piracy and coastal defence in the eighteen and early nineteen [sic] centuries with an emphasis on the Canton Delta / by Siu Kwok-kin.
Thesis (M.Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 190-202)
Online at HKU Scholars Hub.
Local access dig.pdf. [Siu-Piracy.pdf]
Like froth floating on the sea : the world of pirates and seafarers in late imperial south China
AuthorAntony, Robert James
PlaceBerkeley
PublisherInstitute of East Asian Studies
CollectionRicci Institute Library
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
SeriesChina research monographs ; no. 56
ShelfDirector's Office
Call NumberDS753.2.A57 2003
Descriptionxiii, 198 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
NoteLike froth floating on the sea : the world of pirates and seafarers in late imperial south China / Robert J. Antony.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-193) and index.
Prelude : The Empress of Heaven saves Dianbai -- Waves of piracy in late Imperial China -- Prosperity and poverty in maritime South China -- Fishermen, sailors, and pirates -- Pirate brutality and hegemony -- Piracy and seafaring society -- The cultural world of seafarers and pirates -- Conclusion : Maritime history from the bottom up.
ISBN1557290784 ; 9781557290786
LCCN2002192209