The Muslim Merchants of Premodern China

The History of a Maritime Asian Trade Diaspora, 750–1400

Bibliographic Data

ID19945449
AuthorsJohn W Chaffee (Binghamton University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Publication date2018-08-23
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueMuslim Merchants of Premodern China (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9780511998492
OpenAlexW2886489854
Open LibraryOL35829272M
ISBN9780511998492
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited1

In this major new history of Muslim merchants and their trade links with China, John W. Chaffee uncovers 700 years of history, from the eighth century, when Muslim communities first established themselves in southeastern China, through the fourteenth century, when trade all but ceased. These were extraordinary and tumultuous times. Under the Song and the Mongols, the Muslim diaspora in China flourished as legal and economic ties were formalized. At other times the Muslim community suffered hostility and persecution. Chaffee shows how the policies of successive dynastic regimes in China combined with geopolitical developments across maritime Asia to affect the fortunes of Muslim communities. He explores social and cultural exchanges, and how connections were maintained through faith and a common acceptance of Muslim law. This ground breaking contribution to the history of Asia, the early Islamic world, and to maritime history explores the networks that helped to shape the pre-modern world

Ancient history · Archaeology · China · Development economics · Diaspora · Economics · Economy · Faith · Geography · Geopolitics · Islam · Persecution · Political science · Religious persecution · Theology · Asian Studies and History · Chinese history and philosophy · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Philosophy · Commerce · Merchants · Muslims

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