Marco Polo Was in China
New Evidence from Currencies, Salts and Revenues
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In Marco Polo was in China Hans Ulrich Vogel undertakes a thorough study of Yuan currencies, salts and revenues, by comparing Marco Polo manuscripts with Chinese sources and thus offering new evidence for the Venetian's stay in Khubilai Khan's empire.
Review:
'...an entirely new picture of the Chinese economic system with incredible insights into every-day life. I strongly recommend anyone to go to all the bother of reading the entire monograph.' Ursula Kampmann, Coins Weekly 'Unlike his predecessors in the West who mainly relied on European sources, or those in China who relied on Chinese sources, Vogel's book is a masterwork using primary sources and secondary literature of different origins and cultural backgrounds. (...) Vogel, instead, extensively examines research on these topics published in Chinese, thereby shedding light on the findings of Chinese scholars in these areas, particularly for Western scholars who cannot read Chinese. The author offers a most thorough discussion of the pros and cons of Marco Polo's authenticity, and so provides a convincing defence. Vogel's work greatly enhances our comprehension of the fiscal situation of the Yuan. It does in fact reveal new data, provide new lenses and document new methodological approaches to historical perspectives. This excellent book is to be warmly commended. It offers a wonderful resource for anyone wishing to study Marco Polo and Chinese economic history.' Na Chang, Reviews in History (2014) 1667 (DOI: 10.14296/RiH/2014/1667)
Review:
'...an entirely new picture of the Chinese economic system with incredible insights into every-day life. I strongly recommend anyone to go to all the bother of reading the entire monograph.' Ursula Kampmann, Coins Weekly 'Unlike his predecessors in the West who mainly relied on European sources, or those in China who relied on Chinese sources, Vogel's book is a masterwork using primary sources and secondary literature of different origins and cultural backgrounds. (...) Vogel, instead, extensively examines research on these topics published in Chinese, thereby shedding light on the findings of Chinese scholars in these areas, particularly for Western scholars who cannot read Chinese. The author offers a most thorough discussion of the pros and cons of Marco Polo's authenticity, and so provides a convincing defence. Vogel's work greatly enhances our comprehension of the fiscal situation of the Yuan. It does in fact reveal new data, provide new lenses and document new methodological approaches to historical perspectives. This excellent book is to be warmly commended. It offers a wonderful resource for anyone wishing to study Marco Polo and Chinese economic history.' Na Chang, Reviews in History (2014) 1667 (DOI: 10.14296/RiH/2014/1667)
