- 414 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
This book, the first of a multi-volume set on the Silk Road during the Ming Dynasty, takes a holistic and global view of the origin and development of the Silk Road.
The multi-volume work revisits the history of the Silk Road and analyzes the evolving relationship between China and the world from the late 14th century to the mid-17th century. It reveals the historical significance of the Silk Road and cultural exchange for world history. This first volume focuses on China's foreign relations in the early Ming Dynasty, with its "non-invasive" foreign policy and ideal of "common peace," which differed from the foreign policies of all previous dynasties. The discussion also extends to the continued development of the Silk Road routes, both land and sea, in the late Ming Dynasty, a time when the West discovered China through the footprints of the Khitan people. It illuminates the historical contribution of China during the Ming Dynasty to the world of a shared future for mankind.
This title is essential reading for historians and students of world or Chinese history, as well as anyone with a keen interest in historical global connections, Silk Road studies or Sino-foreign relations.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of tables
- Preface
- 1 Fu Anās Six Journeys to the Western Regions in the Early Ming Dynasty
- 2 Chen Chengās Five Journeys to the Western Regions and Jingchuan at the Starting Point of the Silk Road
- 3 Zheng Heās Seven Voyages and the Connection of the Land and Sea Routes of the Silk Road
- 4 Yishihaās Seven Journeys to the North Sea and a New Discussion of the Yongning Temple Stele
- 5 Beijingās Transformation into the Capital in the Age of the Silk Road
- 6 The International Order in the Ming Dynasty
- 7 The Western Regions, the Western World and the Eastern World: Product Exchange between China and Foreign Nations along the Silk Road
- 8 An Analysis of Overseas Immigrants in the Eastern World
- 9 The Development of the Southern Silk Road from a Holistic Perspective
- 10 The Three Silk Road Routes along the Lancang River: A Study of the Black River in Yu Gong
- 11 Journeys to the Eastern World: Historical Narratives in the Records of Diplomatic Missions to Ryukyu (Shi Liuqiu Lu)
- 12 The Extension of the Ancient Maritime Silk Road: The Rise of Macao in the Ming Dynasty and the Globalization of Silver
- 13 Proof of āKhitaiā Being China: Matteo Ricciās and Bento de GĆ³isās Contributions
- 14 Development of the Territorial Routes of the Silk Road in the Ming Dynasty: A Study of Bento de Goisā Travel Route
- 15 Aftermath of the Search for Khitai: The Grassland Silk Road and the First Direct Contact between China and Russia
- 16 Proof of the Eastern Silk Road: The Only Copy in China of Ceremonial Instituteās Protocols of Joseon Receiving the Celestial Envoy in the Archives of the Ly Dynasty
- Index