Birds And Beasts In Chinese Texts And Trade: Lectures Related To South China And The Overseas World (maritime Asia)

Ptak (sinology, Ludwig-Maximilians U. Munich) collects six articles written between 2007 and 2010 and delivered at various international conferences and at least some have been published before. They all deal with animals in Chinese literature and trade. His topics include the circulation of animals and animal products in the South and East China Seas in late medieval and early modern periods, Chinese references to camels in Africa and the Near East, Hainan and the trade in horses from the Song to early Ming dynasties, and the perception of exotic animals in Chinese Jesuit works. The price is converted from euros. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)