China on the sea - Zheng, Yangwen; ebrary, Inc. (Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012)
Facing the seas -- "The inconsistency of the seas" -- Feeding China -- Cette merveilleuse machine -- Les palais europeens -- "Wind of the west" -- Pattern and variation: indigenisation -- "Race for oriental opulence" -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Merchant marine -- China -- History; China -- Foreign economic relations; China -- Commerce -- Foreign countries; China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.; Electronic books