Global history with Chinese characteristics : autocratic states along the Silk Road in the decline of the Spanish and Qing Empires 1680-1796 / / by Manuel Perez-Garcia.

This open access book examines perceptions and dialogues between China and Europe by analysing strategic geopolitical sites which fostered commerce, consumption and socioeconomic networks between China and Europe through a particular case study: Macau, connecting with South China, and Marseille in M...

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Superior document:Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History,
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Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : Springer Singapore :, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Language:English
Series:Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History,
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXXV, 244 p. 35 illus., 15 illus. in color.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Implementation of the New Global History in China
  • The “Global History Paradox” in China: Sinocentred Approaches along the Silk Road
  • The Mandate of Heaven, the Rule of the Emperor: Self-sufficiency of the Middle-Kingdom
  • Silver, Rogues, and Trade Networks: Sangleyes and Manila Galleons connecting the Spanish Empire and Qing China
  • Conclusions.