Subject: China--History, Naval--To 1644

China as a sea power, 1127-1368 : a preliminary survey of the maritime expansion and naval exploits of the Chinese people during the Southern Song and Yuan periods
AuthorLo, Jung-pang [Luo Rongbang 羅榮邦], 1912-1981Elleman, Bruce A., 1959-
PlaceHong Kong 香港
PublisherHong Kong University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfHallway Cases
Call NumberDS750.76.L6 2012
Descriptionxx, 378 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note

China as a sea power, 1127-1368 : a preliminary survey of the maritime expansion and naval exploits of the Chinese people during the Southern Song and Yuan periods / Lo Jung-pang ; edited, and with commentary by Bruce A. Elleman.
First published: Singapore, NUS Press.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-352) and index.

Foreword / Bruce A. Elleman -- Introduction / Geoff Wade -- Part I: Factors contributing to China's maritime expansion -- China's rise as a naval power -- The shift to the sea -- The foundation of Chinese maritime power -- Part II: The southern Song period, 1127-1279 -- Creation of the southern Song navy -- The War of 1161 and the expansion of the navy -- Development of maritime trade -- Part III: The Yuan period, 1260-1367 -- The emergence of the Yuan navy: the Battle of Yaishan, 1279 -- Yuan campaigns in the Eastern Sea -- Yuan naval campaigns to the south -- Part IV: Conclusions -- The collapse of the Yuan, rise of the Ming, and China as a sea power.

ISBN9789888139804 ; 9888139800
LCCN2012330757