Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Sources Consulted -- Databases, Indexes, Bibliographies and Catalogues Consulted -- Key Journals and Magazines Consulted -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- Explanatory Notes -- Scope -- Languages -- Formats and Examples -- Academic Books -- Book Chapters -- Journal Articles -- Book Reviews -- Indexes -- Introduction -- Section One: Selected Primary Sources -- Section Two: Scholarly Publications - Academic Books -- A General Studies -- B The Context of Zheng He's Voyages -- 1 China and Sino-Foreign Relations -- 2 Indian Ocean Countries -- C Relevant Historical Figures -- D The Imperial Fleet and Its Technologies -- E Zheng He's Voyages -- F Impact of Zheng He's Voyages -- G Archaeological and Other Evidence of the Voyages -- H Zheng He's Voyages and International Maritime History -- Section Three: Scholarly Publications - Book Reviews -- Section Four: Scholarly Publications - Articles and Book Chapters -- A The Context of Zheng He's Voyages -- 1 China and Sino-Foreign Relations -- 2 The Indian Ocean Context and the Broader World -- B Biographies and Other Studies of Historical Figures -- 1 Zheng He -- 2 Other Historical Figures -- C Zheng He's Voyages -- 1 General Studies -- 2 Purposes of the Voyages -- 3 Activities during the Voyages -- 4 Nautical Technologies and Related Skills -- 5 Shipbuilding and Other Technologies -- 6 Places Visited or Allegedly Visited by Zheng He's Fleets -- a Mainland China -- b Locations Elsewhere in Asia -- c Africa -- d America, Australia, and Other Places? -- e Maps -- 7 The Ending of the Voyages -- D The Impact of Zheng He's Voyages -- 1 General Studies -- 2 Later Maritime Explorations -- 3 Human Migration -- 4 Trade and Other Economic Activities -- 5 Politics, Military, and Diplomacy -- 6 Science, Technology and Medicine -- 7 Culture, Art, and Religions.

8 Significance for Recent and Contemporary Times -- E Archaeological Resources on Zheng He's Voyages -- 1 Archaeological Resources in China -- 2 Overseas Archaeological Resources -- F Research on Historical Documents -- G Comparative Studies Relating to Zheng He's Voyages -- H Critiques of Research on Zheng He and His Voyages -- Section Five: Selected Popular Books -- Section Six: Selected Popular Articles -- A Articles About Zheng He -- B Articles About Zheng He's Voyages -- C Articles About the Impact of Zheng He's Voyages -- Section Seven: Scholarly Sources in Other Formats -- A Theses and Dissertations -- B Selected Web Sources -- Author Index -- Personal Authors -- Institutional Authors -- Subject Index.