Emperor of the Seas
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Emperor of the Seas
Kublai Khan and the Making of China
Weatherford, Jack
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
09/2024
368
Mole
9781399417747
15 a 20 dias
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CONTENTS
Preface: China's Golden Age on the Sea
Introduction: The Travels of Marco Polo
I: KUBLAI: A PRINCE WITHOUT QUALITIES
1. The Mongols Descend on China
2. Left Standing in the Dust
3. Brothers on Two Continents
4. Moengke Becomes Great Khan and Restarts the Mongol Wars
5. War from the Pacific to the Mediterranean
6. Kublai Awakens
II: KUBLAI TURNS TO THE SEA
7. China's Great Water Wall
8. An Arms Race Begins with Financing
9. Kublai Builds an Offensive Navy
10. Da Yuan, the Great Beginning
11. Chaos on the Sea of Japan
12. Decadence Before the Deluge
13. Grand Finale of the Great Song
14. Navy Without a Country
III: THE SILK ROAD OF THE SEA
15. Black Wind Over Japan
16. Markets, Money and Murder
17. Mongols Lost in the Jungle, Adrift at Sea
18. If Vietnam Fails, Attack Egypt
19. The Mongol Princess and her Tiger
20. Kublai Completes his Age
IV: THE CALM AFTER KUBLAI AND THE DECLINE
21. Iron Man and the Lotus
22. From Conquest to Commerce
23. Ports of Profit and Pleasure, Poetry and Pretence
24. Rotting Ships, Sinking Currency
25. China Retreats from the Sea
26. Wolves Come During Rain
27. The Empress of China Sets Sail
Epilogue: History Allows No Favourites
Research and Sources
Notes
Index
Preface: China's Golden Age on the Sea
Introduction: The Travels of Marco Polo
I: KUBLAI: A PRINCE WITHOUT QUALITIES
1. The Mongols Descend on China
2. Left Standing in the Dust
3. Brothers on Two Continents
4. Moengke Becomes Great Khan and Restarts the Mongol Wars
5. War from the Pacific to the Mediterranean
6. Kublai Awakens
II: KUBLAI TURNS TO THE SEA
7. China's Great Water Wall
8. An Arms Race Begins with Financing
9. Kublai Builds an Offensive Navy
10. Da Yuan, the Great Beginning
11. Chaos on the Sea of Japan
12. Decadence Before the Deluge
13. Grand Finale of the Great Song
14. Navy Without a Country
III: THE SILK ROAD OF THE SEA
15. Black Wind Over Japan
16. Markets, Money and Murder
17. Mongols Lost in the Jungle, Adrift at Sea
18. If Vietnam Fails, Attack Egypt
19. The Mongol Princess and her Tiger
20. Kublai Completes his Age
IV: THE CALM AFTER KUBLAI AND THE DECLINE
21. Iron Man and the Lotus
22. From Conquest to Commerce
23. Ports of Profit and Pleasure, Poetry and Pretence
24. Rotting Ships, Sinking Currency
25. China Retreats from the Sea
26. Wolves Come During Rain
27. The Empress of China Sets Sail
Epilogue: History Allows No Favourites
Research and Sources
Notes
Index
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Genghis Khan; Mongol Empire; Chinggis Khan; China; Central Asia; Mongolia; Military; Naval history; Marco Polo; Setsen Khan; Temuer Khan; Yuan dynasty; Japan; Korea; Song dynasty; Islam; Vietnam; Empress Chabi
CONTENTS
Preface: China's Golden Age on the Sea
Introduction: The Travels of Marco Polo
I: KUBLAI: A PRINCE WITHOUT QUALITIES
1. The Mongols Descend on China
2. Left Standing in the Dust
3. Brothers on Two Continents
4. Moengke Becomes Great Khan and Restarts the Mongol Wars
5. War from the Pacific to the Mediterranean
6. Kublai Awakens
II: KUBLAI TURNS TO THE SEA
7. China's Great Water Wall
8. An Arms Race Begins with Financing
9. Kublai Builds an Offensive Navy
10. Da Yuan, the Great Beginning
11. Chaos on the Sea of Japan
12. Decadence Before the Deluge
13. Grand Finale of the Great Song
14. Navy Without a Country
III: THE SILK ROAD OF THE SEA
15. Black Wind Over Japan
16. Markets, Money and Murder
17. Mongols Lost in the Jungle, Adrift at Sea
18. If Vietnam Fails, Attack Egypt
19. The Mongol Princess and her Tiger
20. Kublai Completes his Age
IV: THE CALM AFTER KUBLAI AND THE DECLINE
21. Iron Man and the Lotus
22. From Conquest to Commerce
23. Ports of Profit and Pleasure, Poetry and Pretence
24. Rotting Ships, Sinking Currency
25. China Retreats from the Sea
26. Wolves Come During Rain
27. The Empress of China Sets Sail
Epilogue: History Allows No Favourites
Research and Sources
Notes
Index
Preface: China's Golden Age on the Sea
Introduction: The Travels of Marco Polo
I: KUBLAI: A PRINCE WITHOUT QUALITIES
1. The Mongols Descend on China
2. Left Standing in the Dust
3. Brothers on Two Continents
4. Moengke Becomes Great Khan and Restarts the Mongol Wars
5. War from the Pacific to the Mediterranean
6. Kublai Awakens
II: KUBLAI TURNS TO THE SEA
7. China's Great Water Wall
8. An Arms Race Begins with Financing
9. Kublai Builds an Offensive Navy
10. Da Yuan, the Great Beginning
11. Chaos on the Sea of Japan
12. Decadence Before the Deluge
13. Grand Finale of the Great Song
14. Navy Without a Country
III: THE SILK ROAD OF THE SEA
15. Black Wind Over Japan
16. Markets, Money and Murder
17. Mongols Lost in the Jungle, Adrift at Sea
18. If Vietnam Fails, Attack Egypt
19. The Mongol Princess and her Tiger
20. Kublai Completes his Age
IV: THE CALM AFTER KUBLAI AND THE DECLINE
21. Iron Man and the Lotus
22. From Conquest to Commerce
23. Ports of Profit and Pleasure, Poetry and Pretence
24. Rotting Ships, Sinking Currency
25. China Retreats from the Sea
26. Wolves Come During Rain
27. The Empress of China Sets Sail
Epilogue: History Allows No Favourites
Research and Sources
Notes
Index
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