Oklahoma Botanical Literature

by T H Milby, Forrest L. Johnson, T. H. Milby

Under the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, China's maritime trade went through several stages of rapid expansion. This concerned both activities initiated by the central government and private seafaring: Chinese ships would sail to ports in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean and foreign merchants would come to China, often declaring themselves as tribute envoys. In the early 16th century, the Portuguese made contact with the Middle Kingdom, leading...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080612198X
• ISBN13: 9780806121987
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"