Subject: Portugal--Colonies--Asia--Commerce--History

survival of empire : Portuguese trade and society in China and the South China Sea, 1630-1754
AuthorSouza, George Bryan
PlaceCambridge, MA
PublisherCambridge University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition1st pbk. ed.
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfDirector's Office
Call NumberHF3698.C6 S68 2004
Descriptionxx, 282 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
NoteThe survival of empire : Portuguese trade and society in China and the South China Sea, 1630-1754 / George Bryan Souza.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-275) and index.
"First paperback edition 2004"

List of figures, maps and tables – Glossary - Notes on spelling and currency, weights and measures – Preface - 1. Maritime trade in Asia - 2. Imperial foundations: the Estado da India and Macao - 3. Population, personalities, and communal power - 4. Country traders and Crown monopoly - 5. Merchants and markets - 6. Country traders and the search for markets - 7. Imperial relations: Macao and the Estado de India. - 8. Imperial survival: Sino-Portuguese relations from Ming to Ch'ing - 9. Macao, companies and country traders: the other Europeans in China - 10. Conclusion - List of abbreviations and notes – Bibliography.

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ISBN0521531357
LCCN86000922