Zheng He by Edward L Dreyer

Zheng He by Edward L Dreyer

This new biography, part of Longman's World Biography series, of the Chinese explorer Zheng He sheds new light on one of the most important “what if” questions of early modern history: why a technically advanced China did not follow the same path of development as the major European powers.    Written by China scholar Edward L. Dreyer, Zheng He outlines what is known of the eunuch Zheng He’s life and describes and analyzes the early 15th century voyages on the basis of the Chinese evidence.  Locating the voyages  firmly within the context of early Ming history,itaddresses the political motives of Zheng He’s voyages and how they affected China’s exclusive attitude to the outside world in subsequent centuries.

'This book is highly recommended to all thise who really want to know how to evaluate what Zheng He did or did not doThe author does not advocate a point of view or exhort us in any way.'

Wang Gungwu, East Asian Institute, Singapore

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ISBN 13	9780321084439
ISBN 10	0321084438
Title	Zheng He
Author	Edward L Dreyer
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	2006-05-05
Number of pages	256
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