Ptak (Sinology, Ludwig-Maximilians-U., Germany), in a series of 11 loosely connected essays, explores aspects of China's maritime political and economic relations in the Ming era. Written over the cou
Ptak (sinology, Ludwig-Maximilians U. Munich) collects six articles written between 2007 and 2010 and delivered at various international conferences and at least some have been published before. They
