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Articles by Ronald C. Po
Saving souls from the depths: The society for rescuing the drowning (Zhengnitang) in late imperial China
What motivates a society or community to promote the rescue of individuals in hazardous waters? This article expands upon comprehensive research regarding charitable history and volunteerism in late Qing China to fill a void in the literature pertaining to the Zhengnitang, a local organisation committed to rescuing individuals from drowning.
Cambridge Oceanic Histories
Skip to main content Accessibility help We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. Cambridge Oceanic Histories is intended as a key repository for the most innovative transnational and world histories over the longue durée.
Tea, Porcelain, and Silk: Chinese Exports to the West in the Early Modern Period
Discussion of the Literature Even though China has exported tea, porcelain, and silk for a long time, it was not until the 1960s and 1970s that the topic began to receive significant scholarly attention. Upon consuming these commodities, economic and global historians of the 16th to 18th centuries were the first to recognize their potential virtues.
Blue frontier maritime vision and power qing empire | East Asian history
In this revisionist history of the eighteenth-century Qing Empire from a maritime perspective, Ronald C. Po argues that it is reductive to view China over this period exclusively as a continental power with little interest in the sea. With a coastline of almost 14,500 kilometers, the Qing was not a landlocked state.
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