China as a sea power, 1127-1368 : a preliminary survey of the maritime expansion and naval exploits of the Chinese people during the Southern Song and Yuan periods /
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Singapore : Hong Kong [China] :
NUS Press ; Hong Kong University Press,
[2012]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / by Geoff Wade
- pt. I. Factors contributing to China's maritime expansion
- 1. China's rise as a naval power
- 2. The shift to the sea
- 3. The foundation of Chinese maritime power
- pt. II. The Southern Song period, 1127-1279
- 4. Creation of the Southern Song navy
- 5. The War of 1161 and the expansion of the navy
- 6. Development of maritime trade
- pt. III. The Yuan period, 1260-1367
- 7. The emergence of the Yuan navy : the Battle of Yaishan, 1279
- 8. Yuan campaigns in the Eastern Sea
- 9. Yuan naval campaigns to the south
- pt. IV. Conclusions
- Conclusions : the collapse of the yuan, rise of the Ming, and China as a sea power
- Selected bibliography
- Index.