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Empire in the Western Ocean:Sea Power and the Early Ming Navy. 1355-1449
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- 作者: LO, Jung-pang.ELLEMAN, Bruce A. (ed.)著
- 出版社:中文大學出版社
- 出版年:2023
- ISBN:9789882372719
- EISBN:9789882372719 EPUB
- 格式:PDF,JPG
In this ground-breaking, posthumous study, the late Lo Jung-pang discusses the geographic, political, and commercial factors that led to the emergence of seapower and a navy under the Ming. While Zheng He and his seven expeditions have received some scholarly attention, few understand the long history of maritime engagement which provided the nautical and technical background for these voyages. The evolution of this maritime engagement and its extension into the Indian Ocean is the focus of Lo’s still-timely and highly significant work.
In addition to detailing the rise of the Ming navy and its extraordinary accomplishments, Lo also examines some of the factors that led to the end of China’s first great maritime era: Why did China suddenly seem to turn away from the seas? Were the military defeats in Annam and on the northern borders significant in this? Or were financial pressures key?
Empire in the Western Ocean represents the most comprehensive and insightful English-language treatment to date of the evolution and activities of the early Ming navy. Moreover, it encourages further inquiry into contemporary questions of China’s maritime aspirations.
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To aid the reader, a Foreword by Richard J. Smith discusses how Lo viewed the early Ming navy—not simply in terms of its evolution and military strength, but also in terms of the commerce and shipping that it promoted. This history is presented in the context of the centuries-long shift of China’s demographic center of gravity from the northwest to the southeast by the Song period (960–1279).
In the Afterword, Ming scholar Geoff Wade explains how the Ming rulers, eager to widely display their legitimacy, sent military forces abroad, collected treasure for the imperial court, and urged rulers of all known states to demonstrate their submission to the Ming court. He also shows how this often gave rise to violence during the Ming expeditions.
- Editor’s Preface Bruce A. Elleman(第ix頁)
- Author’s Preface Lo Jung-pang(第xiii頁)
- Foreword Richard J. Smith(第xix頁)
- 1 Exordium(第1頁)
- 2 The Upsurge of the Red Turbans(第29頁)
- 3 The Battle of Poyang Lake and the Expulsion of the Mongols(第49頁)
- 4 Geographical Lore and Navigational Arts(第69頁)
- 5 Maritime Transportation and Coastal Defense(第95頁)
- 6 Ships and Armaments(第113頁)
- 7 Imperialism, the Chinese Variety(第139頁)
- 8 Steps to Pax Sinica(第161頁)
- 9 The Uneasy Peace with Japan and the War with Annam(第181頁)
- 10 A Spirit of Military and Economic Enterprise(第197頁)
- Conclusion: The Decline of the Early Ming Navy(第217頁)
- Afterword Geoff Wade(第231頁)
- Appendices(第255頁)
- Selected Bibliography(第261頁)
- Biographies(第271頁)
- Index(第273頁)