Format:
Online-Ressource (xxviii, 492 p)
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ill., maps
ISBN:
1282538772
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9781282538771
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9780226467085
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Part I: Heritage -- Introduction -- Chapter I: Antiquity and the Middle Ages -- 1. India in the Greek Tradition (600-100 B.C.) -- 2. The Expanding Horizons of the Graeco-Roman World (26 B.C. - A.D. 300) -- 3. The Medieval View of Asia (300-1300) -- 4. The Revelation of Cathay (1240-1350) -- Chapter II: The Renaissance Before the Great Discoveries -- 1. Trade, Exploration, and Diplomacy -- 2. Travel Accounts of India -- 3. Cartography and Geography -- 4. Fine Arts -- 5. Literature -- 6. Technology and Invention -- 7. Summary -- Part II: New Channels of Information -- Introduction -- Chapter III: The Spice Trade -- 1. The First Voyage of Vasco da Gama -- 2. The Beginnings of Trade between Portugal and India, 1499-1503 -- 3. The Reorientation of Commerce in Europe, 1500-1515 -- 4. The Conflict over the Moluccas, 1519-29 -- 5. The Conduct of Trade at Lisbon and Antwerp, 1509-48 -- 6. The Revival of Eastern Mediterranean Trade, 1548-70 -- 7. The New Era of Contract Trade, 1570-98 -- Appendix: Pepper Prices in the Sixteenth Century -- Chapter IV: The Printed Word -- 1. Portugal's Control of Information -- 2. Circulation in Europe of the First Reports, 1500-1520 -- 3. The Widening Circle, 1521-50 -- 4. The Iberian Commentators and Linschoten -- 5. The Great Collections of Travel Literature -- 6. The Evidence of Maps -- Chapter V: The Christian Mission -- 1. The Portuguese "Padroado" (Patronage) of the East -- 2. The Jesuit Enterprise, 1542-1600 -- 3. The Mission Stations of India -- 4. The Mission Stations of Further Asia -- A. Xavier's Reconnaissance, 1546-52 -- B. Malacca and the Spiceries -- C. Mass Conversions and Reform in Japan, 1552-82 -- D. Macao and Manila -- E. Troubles in Japan, 1582-1600 -- F. Friars and Adventurers in Cambodia -- 5. The Jesuit Letters, Letterbooks, and General Histories.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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""Contents""; ""Part I: Heritage""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter I: Antiquity and the Middle Ages""; ""1. India in the Greek Tradition (600-100 B.C.)""; ""2. The Expanding Horizons of the Graeco-Roman World (26 B.C. - A.D. 300)""; ""3. The Medieval View of Asia (300-1300)""; ""4. The Revelation of Cathay (1240-1350)""; ""Chapter II: The Renaissance Before the Great Discoveries""; ""1. Trade, Exploration, and Diplomacy""; ""2. Travel Accounts of India""; ""3. Cartography and Geography""; ""4. Fine Arts""; ""5. Literature""; ""6. Technology and Invention""; ""7. Summary""
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""Part II: New Channels of Information""""Introduction""; ""Chapter III: The Spice Trade""; ""1. The First Voyage of Vasco da Gama""; ""2. The Beginnings of Trade between Portugal and India, 1499-1503""; ""3. The Reorientation of Commerce in Europe, 1500-1515""; ""4. The Conflict over the Moluccas, 1519-29""; ""5. The Conduct of Trade at Lisbon and Antwerp, 1509-48""; ""6. The Revival of Eastern Mediterranean Trade, 1548-70""; ""7. The New Era of Contract Trade, 1570-98""; ""Appendix: Pepper Prices in the Sixteenth Century""; ""Chapter IV: The Printed Word""
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""1. Portugal's Control of Information""""2. Circulation in Europe of the First Reports, 1500-1520""; ""3. The Widening Circle, 1521-50""; ""4. The Iberian Commentators and Linschoten""; ""5. The Great Collections of Travel Literature""; ""6. The Evidence of Maps""; ""Chapter V: The Christian Mission""; ""1. The Portuguese ""Padroado"" (Patronage) of the East""; ""2. The Jesuit Enterprise, 1542-1600""; ""3. The Mission Stations of India""; ""4. The Mission Stations of Further Asia""; ""A. Xavier's Reconnaissance, 1546-52""; ""B. Malacca and the Spiceries""
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""C. Mass Conversions and Reform in Japan, 1552-82""""D. Macao and Manila""; ""E. Troubles in Japan, 1582-1600""; ""F. Friars and Adventurers in Cambodia""; ""5. The Jesuit Letters, Letterbooks, and General Histories""; ""Part III: Four Images and a Composite Picture""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter VI: India""; ""1 .The Portuguese Profile""; ""A. Geographic placement and Adjacent Islands""; ""B. Malabar""; ""C. The Hindu Empire of Vijayanagar""; ""D. The Deccan States and Goa""; ""E. Gujarat (Cambay)""; ""F. From Cape Comorin to Bengal""
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""G. Hindustan and the Afghan-Mughul Struggle for Supremacy""""2. The Jesuit Newsletters and Histories ""; ""A. The ""Indian Letters"" in Europe, 1545-1601""; ""B. The First Impressions, 1552-70""; ""C. The Second Generation, 1570-1601""; ""3. The Italian, English, and Dutch Commentators""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1282534483
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226467313
Additional Edition:
Print version Asia in the Making of Europe : The Century of Discovery
Language:
English
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