Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Lost Colony: The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West

Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Historie

How a Chinese pirate defeated European colonialists and won Taiwan during the seventeenth century

During the seventeenth century, Holland created the world's most dynamic colonial empire, outcompeting the British and capturing Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Yet, in the Sino-Dutch War—Europe's first war with China—the Dutch met their match in a colorful Chinese warlord named Koxinga. Part samurai, part pirate, he led his generals to victory over the Dutch and captured one of their largest and richest colonies—Taiwan. How did he do it? Examining the strengths and weaknesses of European and Chinese military techniques during the period, Lost Colony provides a balanced new perspective on long-held assumptions about Western power, Chinese might, and the nature of war.

It has traditionally been asserted that Europeans of the era possessed more advanced science, technology, and political structures than their Eastern counterparts, but historians have recently contested this view, arguing that many parts of Asia developed on pace with Europe until 1800. While Lost Colony shows that the Dutch did indeed possess a technological edge thanks to the Renaissance fort and the broadside sailing ship, that edge was neutralized by the formidable Chinese military leadership. Thanks to a rich heritage of ancient war wisdom, Koxinga and his generals outfoxed the Dutch at every turn.

Exploring a period when the military balance between Europe and China was closer than at any other point in modern history, Lost Colony reassesses an important chapter in world history and offers valuable and surprising lessons for contemporary times.

© 2011 Princeton University Press (E-bog): 9781400839537

Release date

E-bog: 3. oktober 2011

Andre kan også lide...

  1. The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China Tonio Andrade
  2. The Portuguese Empire and Asia: The History and Legacy of Portugal’s Exploration and Colonization in Asia Charles River Editors
  3. In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire Laurence Bergreen
  4. The Ottoman-Portuguese Conflicts: The History and Legacy of the Military Encounters Between the Ottoman Empire and Portugal in the Indian Ocean Charles River Editors
  5. The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 Christopher Clark
  6. Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650 David Howarth
  7. The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat Bob Woodward
  8. The Great Siege: Malta 1565 Ernle Bradford
  9. Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India Company, 1600–1757 Emily Erikson
  10. Defending Heaven: China's Mongol Wars, 1209–1370: China's Mongol Wars, 1209-1370 James Waterson
  11. The Final Days Bob Woodward
  12. Mercenary Swedes: French Subsidies to Sweden 1631–1796 Svante Norrhem
  13. Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine Barry Strauss
  14. Hannibal: A History of the Art of War among the Carthaginians and Romans Down to the Battle of Pydna, 168 BC, with a Detailed Account of the Second Punic War Theodore Ayrault Dodge
  15. Collision of Empires: The War on the Eastern Front in 1914 Prit Buttar
  16. Merchant Kings: When Companies Ruled the World, 1600-1900 Stephen R. Bown
  17. The Opium War Brian Inglis
  18. Over the Edge of the World Laurence Bergreen
  19. The Venetians: A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova Paul Strathern
  20. Useful Enemies: Islam and The Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought, 1450–1750: Islam and The Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought, 1450-1750 Noel Malcolm
  21. The Medici: Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance Paul Strathern
  22. The Gate to China: A New History of the People’s Republic & Hong Kong Michael Sheridan
  23. Unfabling the East: The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia Jürgen Osterhammel
  24. Great State: China and the World Timothy Brook
  25. The Borgias: Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy Paul Strathern
  26. The Zimmermann Telegram Barbara W. Tuchman
  27. The Silk Roads: A History of the Great Trading Routes Between East and West Geordie Torr
  28. The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945 John Toland
  29. The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World Catherine Nixey
  30. The Mamluks: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Slave Soldiers Who Established a Dynasty in Egypt Charles River Editors
  31. Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935–1961: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961 Nicholas Reynolds
  32. The Normans: From Raiders to Kings Lars Brownworth
  33. The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 Richard Zacks
  34. The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China Christopher I. Beckwith
  35. The President's Man: The Memoirs of Nixon's Trusted Aide Dwight Chapin
  36. Forging the Anglo-American Alliance: The British and American Armies, 1917-1941 Tyler R. Bamford
  37. The Anatomy of Fascism Robert O. Paxton
  38. The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History Tonio Andrade
  39. The Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939–1945 Max Hastings
  40. Culture in Nazi Germany Michael H. Kater
  41. The Imperial Nation: Citizens and Subjects in the British, French, Spanish, and American Empires Josep M. Fradera
  42. The Dutch Golden Age Hans Goedkoop
  43. A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World Erika Rappaport
  44. Bartholomew Fair Ann Swinfen
  45. Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present Christopher I. Beckwith
  46. Medieval Maritime Warfare Charles D. Stanton
  47. The Enterprise of England Ann Swinfen
  48. The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology Simon Winchester
  49. Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781: The Winning of American Independence Phillip Thomas Tucker, PhD

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Prøv gratis