| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 492 pages, 52 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits |
| Contents |
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 InformationIntroduction -- 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 Information2. 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, 1552-82D. 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 Supremacy2. 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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East and West -- History
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HISTORY -- World.
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Civilization -- Oriental influences
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Discoveries in geography
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East and West
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Europe -- Civilization -- Oriental influences.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045653
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Asia -- Discovery and exploration
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Asia
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780226467085 |
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0226467082 |
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