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The Golden Age of Piracy in China, 1520-1810: A Short History with Documents

Name: The Golden Age of Piracy in China, 1520-1810: A Short History with Documents
Brand: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
SKU: 9781538161531
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Contributors:

Robert J. Antony

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

History

Book Subcategory:

Asia, Modern, Maritime History & Piracy

Book Topic:

China, 16th Century

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Release Date:

2022-03-30

ISBN 13:

9781538161531

Weight:

0.55 lbs

Size:

9.00 x 6.00 x 0.39 inches

Pages:

180

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This bookexposes readers to the little-known history of Chinese piracy from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, when it was unsurpassed in size and scope anywhere else in the world. By providing a large selection of primary sources, this book allows previously silenced pirates, victims, and officials to tell their stories in their own words.

About the Author

Before his retirement in 2019, Robert J. Antony was distinguished professor and senior researcher at Guangzhou University. He is the author of Like Froth Floating on the Sea: The World of Pirates and Seafarers in Late Imperial South China (2003), Unruly People: Crime, Community, and State in Late Imperial South China (2016), and The Golden Age of Piracy in China, 1520-1810: A Short History with Documents (2022). He now lives with his wife near Princeton, New Jersey.

The Golden Age of Piracy in China, 1520-1810: A Short History with Documents

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