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Across the Perilous Sea: Japanese Trade with China and Korea from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Centuries (Cornell East Asia)
Charlotte Von Verschuer
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Description for Across the Perilous Sea: Japanese Trade with China and Korea from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Centuries (Cornell East Asia)
Paperback. Translator(s): Hunter, Kristen Lee. Series: Cornell East Asia. Num Pages: 226 pages, maps. BIC Classification: KCL; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Originally published as Le commerce exterieur du Japon des origines au XVIe siecle in 1988, this new edition of the landmark French study chronicles Japan's transformation from an importer of continental luxury items, raw materials, and techniques to an exporter of high-quality merchandise over nearly a millennium. The vicissitudes of foreign trade policy, as well as the volume and balance of trade, are examined within the context of regional political and economic developments. All aspects of state-sanctioned and unofficial external commerce are considered. Indeed, this volume reveals that proliferation of private foreign trade constituted a vital link between Japan and ... Read more
Originally published as Le commerce exterieur du Japon des origines au XVIe siecle in 1988, this new edition of the landmark French study chronicles Japan's transformation from an importer of continental luxury items, raw materials, and techniques to an exporter of high-quality merchandise over nearly a millennium. The vicissitudes of foreign trade policy, as well as the volume and balance of trade, are examined within the context of regional political and economic developments. All aspects of state-sanctioned and unofficial external commerce are considered. Indeed, this volume reveals that proliferation of private foreign trade constituted a vital link between Japan and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Series
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Cornell East Asia
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Ithica, United States
ISBN
9781933947334
SKU
V9781933947334
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99-1
About Charlotte Von Verschuer
Charlotte von Verschuer, Professor of Japanese history and philology at Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris, conducts research on ancient and medieval Japanese foreign relations and material culture. Her other books include Les relations officielles du Japon avec la Chine aux VIIIe et IXe siecle (Droz, 1985) and Le riz dans la culture de Heian, mythe et realite (College ... Read more
Reviews for Across the Perilous Sea: Japanese Trade with China and Korea from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Centuries (Cornell East Asia)
A valuable addition to the limited documentation in Western languages on Japan's external trade and exchange before the Edo period. Its treatment of exchange with China and Korea is particularly detailed. -The Journal of Asian Studies This is the first effort to present a coherent overview of an extended period ... the range of material ... Read more