2 hours
Thai Theatre LSE
Free Tickets Available
Fri, 05 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm (GMT+00:00)
Thai Theatre LSE
Thai Theatre, Lower ground floor, Cheng Kin Ku Building LSE, London, United Kingdom
Join us for an evidence-based exploration of China during the Ming Period (1368–1644) , when the empire stood as a global leader in science, technology, trade, GDP and many other fields.
Abstract:China was once a global leader in science, technology, trade, GDP, and many other areas. This talk will substantiate these points with solid evidence drawn from China’s Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Speaker biography:Professor Kent Deng research interests and writing includes the rise of the literati in the economic life of pre-modern China; the maritime economic history of pre-modern China; the economic role of the Chinese peasantry.
Other key topics in his work are the developmental deadlock of the Chinese premodern economy; long-term demography of premodern China; early modern railway development in China; Chinese fiscal state and its impact on the economy.
Tickets for CIBL Lecture: China as a Superpower during the Ming Period, 1368–1644 AD can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
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| General Admission | Free |
