The history of China's Southeast coast has unusual features. For many centuries, overseas trade and migration, internal and external warfare, strong religious b

This handbook provides key information on the Daoist tradition in an easily accessible yet highly readable format. It contains a coherent collection of thirty a

The Zheng family of merchants and militarists emerged from the tumultuous seventeenth century amid a severe economic depression, a harrowing dynastic transition

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 de

For over a millennium, Asia and the Middle East have been closely connected through maritime activities and trade, a flourishing relationship that has given ris