Global History with Chinese Characteristics : Autocratic States along the Silk Road in the Decline of the Spanish and Qing Empires 1680-1796.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History Series
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Table of Contents:
- Global History with Chinese Characteristics
- Foreword
- Agenda of Global History Studies
- Global History with Layered Analysis
- Global History Studies and China
- Further Agenda for Global Studies
- Acknowledgements
- Praise for Global History with Chinese Characteristics
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- List of Figures
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- 1 Introduction: The Implementation of the New Global History in China
- 2 The "Global History Paradox" in China: Sinocentred Approaches Along the Silk Road
- 2.1 From Eurocentrism to Sinocentrism
- 2.2 The "New Silk Road" and "One Belt, One Road": The Awaking of the Middle Kingdom in the Twenty-First Century
- 2.3 The Meaning of "Chinese Characteristics"
- 2.4 From "Soft-Power" to "Soft-Cultural Revolution": Nationalism and Postmodern Neo-Confucian Practices
- 2.5 The "Western Mirror" in China's Economic History
- 3 The Mandate of Heaven, the Rule of the Emperor: Self-Sufficiency of the Middle Kingdom
- 3.1 Post-Needham Practices: Uniqueness of Chinese Civilization and Economy?
- 3.2 Institutional Constraints: Feudalism, "Nosphimeric Bureaucratism," and Mandarinate
- 3.3 Self-Sufficiency and Market-Orientation: The "Supremacy Dilemma" and "Power Paradox" of the Middle Kingdom
- 3.4 The Local Gazetteers and State Capacity in Qing China
- 4 Silver, Rogues, and Trade Networks: Sangleyes and Manila Galleons Connecting the Spanish Empire and Qing China
- 4.1 New Comparisons Through the Mining of New Historical Data: The Great Divergence Through Consumption and Trade Networks
- 4.2 Stereotypes, Casts, and Imagined Communities in the Philippines: The Chinese Sangleyes
- 4.3 Sangleyes and European Networks in Macao and Manila: Decentralizing the Spanish and Qing Empires.
- 4.4 Integrating South Europe and South China Markets: The Case of Macao and Marseille
- 5 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index.