Blue Frontier - Maritime Vision and Power in the Qing Empire

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Setting the scene; 2. Modeling the sea; 3. The dragon navy; 4. Guarded management; 5. Writing the waves; Conclusion; Appendix 1. 'Inner sea' and 'outer sea' in imperial documents; Appendix 2. A chronicle of sea patrol regulations in the long eighteenth century; Appendix 3. Glossary of Chinese characters.

About the author

Ronald C. Po is Assistant Professor in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Summary

In this revisionist history of the eighteenth-century Qing Empire from a maritime perspective, Po argues that it is reductive to view China over this period exclusively as a continental power with little interest in the sea. Instead, the Qing deliberately engaged with the maritime world politically, militarily, and conceptually.

Product details

• Authors: Ronald C. Po, Ronald C. (London School of Economics and Poli Po, Ronald C. (London School of Economics and Political Science) Po
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781108440721
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44072-1
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: Cambridge Oceanic Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, military history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Asian History, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards