Avoiding the dire straits
an inquiry into food provisions and scurvy in the maritime and military history of China and wider East Asia
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Word Count
70,000 words, Guess
Page Count
280 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-103447058722
- ISBN-139783447058728
- Library of Congress Control Number2010286333
- OCLC Control Number316003026
- Better World Books9783447058728
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL24069734M
Classifications
- LCCHD9016.C6 T67 2009
- LCCHD9016.C52 T67 2009
Subjects
Topics
ScurvySailorsHistorySeemannSkorbutNutritionFood supplyNaval HistorySeeschifffahrtMilitary PersonnelPrevention & controlHistory, Modern 1601-LebensmittelversorgungChina -- History, NavalChina, history, militaryNutritional RequirementsScurvy -- China -- HistoryFood supply -- China -- HistoryHistory, Early Modern 1451-1600Food supply -- East Asia -- HistorySailors -- Nutrition -- China -- History
Series Statement
- East Asian economic and socio-cultural studies
- East Asian maritime history -- 5
- East Asian economic and socio-cultural studies -- 5.
Other Editions
- Avoiding the dire straits: an inquiry into food provisions and scurvy in the maritime and military history of China and wider East Asia
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