ISBN:
9781107018686
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1107018684
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9781107547834
,
1107547830
Language:
English
Pages:
XXVIII, 276 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
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24 cm
Edition:
1. paperback ed.
DDC:
303.48251017670902
Keywords:
Discoveries in geography History
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To 1500
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Cartography History
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To 1500
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Political science Globalization
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China Civilization
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960-1644
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Islamic Empire Civilization
;
China Relations
;
Islamic Empire
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Islamic Empire Relations
;
China
;
China Maps
;
History
;
Islamic Empire Maps
;
History.
;
China
;
Islam
;
Kartografie
;
Geschichte 700-1500
Abstract:
Introduction -- From imperial encounter to maritime trade : Chinese understanding of the Islamic world, 750-1260 -- The representation of China and the world : Islamic knowledge about China, 750-1260 -- Interpreting the Mongol world : Chinese understanding of the Islamic world, 1260-1368 -- Beyond Marco Polo : Islamic knowledge about China, 1260-1368 -- Legacy from half the globe before 1492 : Chinese understanding of the Islamic world and Islamic knowledge about China, 1368-1500 -- Conclusion : lessons from premodern Sino-Islamic contact
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-268) and index
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