Discovered But Forgotten The Maldives in Chinese History, C. 1100-1620

Discovered but Forgotten is a pioneering examination of China's relations with the Maldives and Sino-Indian Ocean interactions, offering new ways to understand Chinese maritime exploration and the global history of the Indian Ocean.

About the author

Bin Yang is a professor of history at City University of Hong Kong. His books include Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Columbia, 2008) and Cowrie Shells and Cowrie Money: A Global History (2019).

Summary

Discovered but Forgotten is a pioneering examination of China’s relations with the Maldives and Sino-Indian Ocean interactions, offering new ways to understand Chinese maritime exploration and the global history of the Indian Ocean.

Product details

• Authors: Bin Yang, Bin (College of William and Mary) Yang, Yang Bin
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 18.10.2024
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780231212328
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21232-8
• Pages: 384
• Subjects: China, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, maritime history, engineering, Social and cultural history, Maldives, history; technology & engineering, TECHNOLOGY &