When China Ruled the Seas : The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433 Paperback - 1997
by Levathes, Louise
- Used
This fascinating book takes an unprecedented look at the dynamic period in China's history--a hundred years before Columbus and his fellow Europeans began making their way to the New World--focusing on China's rise as a naval power that literally could have ruled the world. A 1994 New York Times Notable Book of the Year. 12 halftone illustrations. 21 linecuts.
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- Title When China Ruled the Seas : The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433
- Author Levathes, Louise
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York
- Date 1997-01-09
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4389714-6
- ISBN 9780195112078 / 0195112075
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects China - History - Ming dynasty, 1368-1644, Zheng, He
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96024966
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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