Lo Jung-pang argues that during each of the three periods when imperial China embarked on maritime enterprises (the Qin and Han dynasties, the Sui and early Tang dynasties, and the Song, Yuan, and early Ming dynasties), coastal states took the initiative at a time when China was divided, maritime trade and exploration peaked when China was strong and unified, and then declined ...(展开全部)

Lo Jung-pang argues that during each of the three periods when imperial China embarked on maritime enterprises (the Qin and Han dynasties, the Sui and early Tang dynasties, and Song, Yuan, and early Ming dynasties), coastal states took the initiative at a time when China was divided, maritime trade and exploration subsequently peaked when China was strong and unified, and decli...(展开全部)

A classic work covering over 2,000 years of naval history, from Greek and Roman galley warfare to Vietnam.

A classic work covering over 2,000 years of naval history, from Greek and Roman galley warfare to Vietnam.

埃里克•格罗夫（Eric Grove ，1948—2021），英国当代海权思想家。出生于英国兰开夏郡，1971年在伦敦国王学院先后获得战争研究领域硕博学位。他先后在达特茅斯大不列颠皇家海军学院、格林威治皇家海军学院、剑桥大学、赫尔大学、索尔福德大学、利物浦霍普大学等校任职，英国皇家历史学会会员，航海研究学会副主席。作为海军史领域的权威，著有《自1945年以来的英国海军政策》（1987年）、《不服从的代价》（2000年）和《自1815年以来的皇家海军》（2005年）等。

China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalis...(展开全部)

芮乐伟·韩森（Valerie Hansen） 宾夕法尼亚大学博士，耶鲁大学历史系教授、东亚研究中心主任，著名汉学家。

In her study of medieval Chinese lay practices and beliefs, Valerie Hansen argues that social and economic developments underlay religious changes in the Southern Song. Unfamiliar with the contents of Buddhist and Daoist texts, the common people hired the practitioner or prayed to the god they thought could cure the ill or bring rain. As the economy rapidly developed, the gods,...(展开全部)