Westerners in China: A History of Exploration and Trade, Ancient Times through the Present

by Foster Stockwell

Book Overview

Today the doors of China are opening to foreign investment and trade as never before, but the history of contact between China and the West goes back many centuries. Goods from China were being traded in Rome long before the birth of Christ, transported over the famous silk road that crossed Mongolia and Russia. But not until the mid-fifteenth century, when Marco Polo published his account of his travels, did China really capture the European...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786414049
• ISBN13: 9780786414048
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher