Global History with Chinese Characteristics : : Autocratic States along the Silk Road in the Decline of the Spanish and Qing Empires 1680-1796.

• Superior document: Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History Series
• Author: Perez-Garcia, Manuel.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2020.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 pages)

Table of Contents

Global History with Chinese Characteristics -- Foreword -- Agenda of Global History Studies -- Global History with Layered Analysis -- Global History Studies and China -- Further Agenda for Global Studies -- Acknowledgements -- Praise for Global History with Chinese Characteristics -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: The Implementation of the New Global History in China -- 2 The "Global History Paradox" in China: Sinocentred Approaches Along the Silk Road -- 2.1 From Eurocentrism to Sinocentrism -- 2.2 The "New Silk Road" and "One Belt, One Road": The Awaking of the Middle Kingdom in the Twenty-First Century -- 2.3 The Meaning of "Chinese Characteristics" -- 2.4 From "Soft-Power" to "Soft-Cultural Revolution": Nationalism and Postmodern Neo-Confucian Practices -- 2.5 The "Western Mirror" in China's Economic History -- 3 The Mandate of Heaven, the Rule of the Emperor: Self-Sufficiency of the Middle Kingdom -- 3.1 Post-Needham Practices: Uniqueness of Chinese Civilization and Economy? -- 3.2 Institutional Constraints: Feudalism, "Nosphimeric Bureaucratism," and Mandarinate -- 3.3 Self-Sufficiency and Market-Orientation: The "Supremacy Dilemma" and "Power Paradox" of the Middle Kingdom -- 3.4 The Local Gazetteers and State Capacity in Qing China -- 4 Silver, Rogues, and Trade Networks: Sangleyes and Manila Galleons Connecting the Spanish Empire and Qing China -- 4.1 New Comparisons Through the Mining of New Historical Data: The Great Divergence Through Consumption and Trade Networks -- 4.2 Stereotypes, Casts, and Imagined Communities in the Philippines: The Chinese Sangleyes -- 4.3 Sangleyes and European Networks in Macao and Manila: Decentralizing the Spanish and Qing Empires.

4.4 Integrating South Europe and South China Markets: The Case of Macao and Marseille -- 5 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.