The Lost Heritage of the South China Sea. Trade, Fishing, and Religion as Expressions of Popular Sovereignty
The Lost Heritage of the South China Sea. Trade, Fishing, and Religion as Expressions of Popular Sovereignty

Author(s): Mark Hoskin
Subject(s): Economic policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: South China Sea; Collective Memory; Paracel Islands; Spratly Islands; Chinese maritime history; UNCLOS
Summary/Abstract: China has a long history of fishing, trading, and settlement across the South China Sea. Recently, this maritime and economic history has been widely debated in Western countries as China reminds the world of her maritime heritage. Due to this disconnect, use of Western primary sources may be the key to unlocking the path for a common understanding of this history.

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