xviii, 258 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 36 cm
Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-256) and index
The changing perspectives of China and the west on power at sea -- The golden century (1550-1643) -- Protracted decline : opium trafficking and an aggressive imperial outpost (1644-1844) -- Colonization : expansion and modernization (1845-1949) -- Contemporary Macau, a world-class gambling, tourist and exposition city (1950-2010)
