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Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433 (Library of World Biography Series) (1st Edition) by Edward L. Dreyer, Peter N. Stearns Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2006 ISBN-10: 0-321-08443-8 / 0321084438 ISBN-13: 978-0-321-08443-9 / 9780321084439 This new biography, part of Longman's World Biography series, of the Chinese explorer Zheng He sheds new light on one of the most important “what if” questions of early modern history: why a technically advanced China did not follow the same path of development as the major European powers. W |