Chinese junks on the Pacific : views from a different deck /

Chinese junks on the Pacific : views from a different deck /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Van Tilburg, Hans.
Imprint:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2007.
Description:	xvi, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
Subject:	Junks. Seafaring life -- China. Seafaring life -- Pacific Area. Sailors -- Travel -- China. Junks. Maritime anthropology. Seafaring life. China -- History, Naval. China. Pacific Area. Naval history.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6419314

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ISBN:	9780813030531 (alk. paper) 0813030536 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-264) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Series Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Junks, Not Just Floating Wood
2. The Journeys Across the Pacific
3. Reading the Junks Themselves
4. The Living Culture of Chinese Vessels
5. Finding Pacific Junks in History
6. Misreading Our Guests: Public Perceptions
7. Views from the Vanishing Deck: Conclusions
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index