The golden age of piracy in China, 1520-1810 : a short history with documents

Author/Creator:

Antony, Robert J., author

Publication/Creation:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The golden age of piracy in China, 1520-1810 : a short history with documents / Robert J. Antony

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Piracy--China--History--16th century
Piracy--China--History--17th century
Piracy--China--History--18th century
Piracy--China--History--16th century--Sources
Piracy--China--History--17th century--Sources
Piracy--China--History--18th century--Sources

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Piracy in China's maritime world -- Piracy in the Mid-Ming Dynasty (1520-1580) -- Piracy during the Ming-Qing transition (1620-1684) -- Piracy in the Mid-Qing Dynasty (1775-1810) -- The significance of piracy in China's history.

Summary:

"In the waters around China, the "golden age of piracy" stretched for nearly three centuries. Over those years, there was an unprecedented advance in Chinese piracy unsurpassed in size and scope anywhere else in the world. This book uses primary source documents to uncover the history of "dwarf bandits," "sea rebels," and "ocean bandits.""--

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

ix, 170 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 23 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937574336402486

ISBN:

9781538161524
1538161524
9781538161531
1538161532

OCLC Number:

1287994430

Barcode:

010003518787