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Edited by Kenneth M. Swope, Tonio Andrade

This book presents a great deal of new primary research on a wide range of aspects of early modern East Asia. Focusing primarily on maritime connections, the book explores the importance of international trade networks, the implications of technological dissemination, and the often unforeseen…

Hardback – 2017-11-09
Routledge
Asian States and Empires

By Kenneth M. Swope

This book examines the military collapse of China’s Ming Dynasty to a combination of foreign and domestic foes. The Ming’s defeat was a highly surprising development, not least because as recently as in the 1590s the Ming had managed to defeat a Japanese force considered to be perhaps the most…

Paperback – 2016-11-08
Routledge
Asian States and Empires