| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 365 pages) |
| Series |
TANAP Monographs on the History of Asian-European Interaction ; v. 16 |
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TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 16.
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| Contents |
Introduction: The Missing Link -- The tributary system challenged -- Nicolas Iquan before 1627 -- The survival game of the mercenaries, 1628-1631 -- The establishment of the An-Hai trading emporium, 1630-1633 -- Stormy weather at the imperial court and on the south China coast, 1632-1633 -- The winding ways towards the western ocean -- The risk of politics and the politics of risk, 1636-1640 -- In search of silver in a changing world, 1640-1646 -- The open coast of the Chinese empire, 1646-1650 -- Fukienese exceptionalism transformed into a political project, 1650-1654 -- The passions of a merchant prince, 1654-1657 -- From defeat to victory, 1658-1662 -- All acknowledged by the kings, 1663-1667 -- Monopoly lost, 1669-1683 -- Conclusion: defensive and aggressive monopolies |
| Summary |
The fall of the Ming allowed Cheng Ch'eng-kung-alias Coxinga-and his sons to create a short-lived but independent seaborne regime in China's southeastern coastal provinces that competed fiercely, if only briefly, with Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and English merchants during the early stages of globalization |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Zheng family.
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| SUBJECT |
Zheng family fast |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Commerce
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Commerce -- 17th century
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China -- Commerce -- 18th century
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China -- History, Naval -- 17th century
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China -- History, Naval -- 18th century
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
Naval history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004253537 |
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900425353X |
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9789004250666 |
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9004250662 |
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