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Chinese Maritime Activities and Socioeconomic Development, C. 2100 B.C. - 1900 A.D. Hardcover - 1997
by K. Gang Deng
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- Title Chinese Maritime Activities and Socioeconomic Development, C. 2100 B.C. - 1900 A.D.
- Author K. Gang Deng
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 246
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Praeger, Westport, CT, U.S.A.
- Date 1997
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780313292125 / 0313292124
- Weight 1.31 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.54 x 6.3 x 0.73 in (24.23 x 16.00 x 1.85 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects China - Social conditions, China - Economic conditions
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96053028
- Dewey Decimal Code 387.509
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New. China's long-term maritime history has been overlooked by the scholarly community, so much so that there is a misconception that the Chinese were sea- or ocean-phobic. This image has been promoted rather deliberately because a sailing-aversive China would fit in well with the non-capitalist development framework. This study shows that from 2100 B.C. to A.D. 1900, the Chinese were as enthusiastic about and capable of seagoing activities as other peoples. Evidence shows that economic interests provided Chinese sailing-related activities with a lasting impetus, and the private sector played a central role. However, maritime activities in China raise at least two paradoxes: the activities were incompatible with the agrarian dominance in the Chinese premodern economy, and there was a huge gap between China's maritime potential and maritime growth. This situation was symptomatic of both positive and negative effects of technical and economic aspects of premodern China. Technologically,…
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