Lords of the Rim: The Invisible Empire of the Overseas Chinese by Sterling Seagrave, Sterling Seagrave
Lords of the Rim: The Invisible Empire of the Overseas Chinese

Sterling Seagrave, Sterling Seagrave

Lords of the Rim: The Invisible Empire of the Overseas Chinese

Sterling Seagrave, Sterling Seagrave

338 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

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On one level, this book is a lively version of Chinese history from 1100 B.C. to the present, through the screen of the dealings of its merchant class. On another level, it is an Arabian Nights tale of scandal, war, politics and, above all, money-...

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