1421: The Year China Discovered The World
Gavin Menzies explores the possibility that Chinese fleets undertook expansive voyages in 1421, challenging familiar narratives about global exploration. Combining historical inquiry with a revisionist perspective, the book invites readers to reconsider how knowledge of the world was gathered and shared before the better-known voyages of European explorers.
About This Book
1421: The Year China Discovered The World presents Gavin Menzies’s historical exploration of the year 1421.
The book focuses on the possibility that Chinese voyages reached far beyond China and contributed to early knowledge of the wider world.
It offers a revisionist perspective on maritime exploration and established accounts of global discovery.
This edition is listed as a used book in good condition.
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