Beyond the Silk Roads
New Discourses on China's Role in East Asian Maritime History
edited by Robert J. Antony and Angela Schottenhammer
Based on new documentary, literary, archaeological, and ethnographic research, the authors explore the multi-dimensional and diverse range of topics that today are subsumed under the heading of maritime history and culture. Utilizing interdisciplinary and multi-linguistic methodologies, the chapters offer cutting-edge discourses on China’s role in East Asian maritime history and culture.
The notion of “silk roads” conjures images of ancient trade routes, both across land and sea, connecting China with the outside world. Since in recent years there has been something of a paradigm shift in the study of Chinese maritime history, we have chosen the title Beyond the Silk Roads to better convey the most recent trends that take us beyond simple bilateral discussions of trade and economics. Not only scholars within China have taken an interest in this exciting, fast-growing field, but also scholars from across the globe. These include historians as well as archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, sociologists, and political scientists. Based on new documentary, literary, archaeological, and ethnographic research, the authors explore the multi-dimensional and diverse range of topics that today are subsumed under the heading of maritime history and culture. Utilizing interdisciplinary and multi-linguistic methodologies, the chapters offer cutting-edge discourses on China’s role in East Asian maritime history and culture. Chapters include topics on marine archaeology, port cities, sailing routes, trade and cultural networks, nautical technology, folklore, diasporas, law and maritime law, coastal defence, piracy and smuggling, religion and religious cults and many more. It is hoped that this volume will stimulate further research and discussions on maritime history in general and on Asian maritime history in particular.
- Edited by Robert J Antony
- Edited by Angela Schottenhammer
Other Titles in this Series
Taiwan – A Bridge Between the East and South China Seas
A Bridge Between the East and South China Seas
Volume 11
Avoiding the Dire Straits
An inquiry into Food Provisions and Scurvy in Maritime and Military History of China and wider East Asia
Volume 5
The East Asian ‘Mediterranean’
Maritime Crossroads of Culture, Commerce and Human Migration
Volume 6
Rauberische Chinesen und tuckische Japaner
Die diplomatischen Beziehungen zwischen China und Japan im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert
Volume 7
Rupture, Evolution, and Continuity
The Shandong Peninsula in East Asian Maritime History during the Yuan-Ming Transition
Volume 16
Tribute, Trade and Smuggling / Tributo, Comercio y Contrabando
Commercial, Scientific and Human Interaction in the Middle Period and Early Modern World / Interacciones Comerciales, Cientificas y Humanas en el Mundo de la Edad Media y Moderna
Volume 12
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