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The Ming maritime policy in transition, 1368-1567" is an unprecedented structural approach to one of the most puzzling phenomena in Chinese early modern history: the maritime trade prohibition from 1368 to 1567. This policy deliberately interdicted its own people from sailing abroad and prevented foreigners from entering China unless they were part of an official tribute mission. Other than treating this phenomenon as an isolated trade policy or defense strategy the author analyzes the policy against the general Chinese historical background from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. He approaches the policy as a superstructure established on the foundation of a compatible ideology, the social context, economic institutions and the political power landscape. The 200 years long process of the policy in transition is hence investigated as a 200 years course that witnessed the general transformation of the Ming ideological, social, economic and political structures. It is the histor...

Title: Un Centenaire. Le Proce s des 132 Nantais, avec une relation ine dite de leur voyage a Paris par le comte de La Gue re, et des notices biographiques, une pre face et des notes par R. Kerviler, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF BRITAIN & IRELAND collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. As well as historical works, this collection includes geographies, travelogues, and titles covering periods of competition and cooperation among the people of Great Britain and Ireland. Wor...

Cómo la ciencia modelará el futuro de la humanidad y nuestra vida diaria en el siglo XXI. Con toda probabilidad, en 2100 podremos mover objetos con la mente, la inteligencia artificial estará en todas partes, la medicina molecular permitirá cultivar casi cualquier órgano y los rápidos avances en investigación genética harán posible alargar la vida humana de forma espectacular. Pero estas extraordinarias revelaciones son solo la punta del iceberg. Kaku estudia robots sensibles, cohetes de antimateria, visión de rayos X y la posibilidad de crear nuevas formas de vida. También contempla el desarrollo de la economía mundial y formula algunas preguntas clave: ¿quiénes serán los ganadores y quiénes los perdedores del futuro?, ¿quiénes tendrán empleo y qué países prosperarán? Sin perder de vista los rigurosos principios científicos y examinando la velocidad a la que madurarán ciertas tecnologías, Michio Kaku nos ofrece un recorrido asombroso a través de los próximos cien años de revolución ci...

With everything you need at your fingertips, the words will flow freely onto the lined pages of this handsome, hardcover journal. Notes Journal features artwork by Robert Samuel Hansen a UK artist whose work has been featured in the New York Times and Google. An accessible accordion pocket in the back, helps you to hold on to your important notes and ideas. Product details Format Diary | 144 pages Dimensions 133 x 210 x 19mm | 453.59g ...

In this redesigned edition of Scott O'Dell's classic novel, a young Native American woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific. Product details For ages 0-5 Format Paperback | 208 pages Dimensions 130 x 194 x 11mm ...

"[Erdrich] captures the passions, fears, myths, and doom of a living people, and she does so with an ease that leaves the reader breathless."--The New Yorker From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich comes an arresting, lyrical novel set in North Dakota at a time when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained of their lands. Tracks is a tale of passion and deep unrest. Over the course of ten crucial years, as tribal land and trust between people erode ceaselessly, men and women are pushed to the brink of their endurance--yet their pride and humor prohibit surrender. The reader will experience shock and pleasure in encountering characters that are compelling and rich in their vigor, clarity, and indomitable vitality. Product details Format Paperback ...

Varoituksen sana: tämän kirjan lukeminen voi johtaa siihen, että juokset iltaisin lastenhuoneeseen pieni, innokas kuski selässäsi. Kirjassa kolmevuotias Matias nimittäin ajaa joka ilta omaan sänkyynsä isäautollaan: silmälasit ovat tuulilasit, maha toimii moottorina ja nenä äänitorvena. Välillä voitte pysähtyä bensa-asemalle, jossa vastuullinen kuski huolehtii ajoneuvonsa polttoaineesta. Varo, ettei mehu mene väärään kurkkuun! Muista myös, että jos ajatte sänkyyn moottoritietä, kuski päätyy päämääräänsä eli peiton alle huippunopeasti! Product details Format Hardback Dimensions 231 x 260 x 13mm ...

Umfassend: alle Themen der englischen Grammatik mit vielen Informationen Einfach: mit ausführlichen, und gut verständlichen Erklärungen Übersichtlich: besonders benutzerfreundlich aufgebaut Product details Format Hardback | 512 pages Dimensions 172 x 236 x 35mm | 955g Publication date 01 Feb 2015 ...