The Namban trade : merchants and missionaries in 16th and 17th century Japan /  by Mihoko Oka.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Portuguese in the East Asian seas in the 16th century -- The structure and content of Namban trade -- The Namban trade and Nagasaki merchants: structure of investment and capital injection -- Macao and the Namban trade: the "maritime loan" debt problem -- Religion and power in Macao -- The Jesuits and trade after the prohibition of Christianity in Japan -- Nagasaki during the Kan'ei period: the affair of Paulo dos Santos -- Epilogue: the final phase of the Namban trade.

"This book attempts to depict certain aspects of the Portuguese trade in East Asia in the 16th and 17th centuries by analyzing the activities of the merchants and Christian missionaries involved. It also discusses the response of the Japanese regime in handling the systemic changes that took place in the Asian seas. Consequently, it explains how Jesuit missionaries forged close ties with local merchants from the start of their activities in East Asian waters, and there is no doubt that the propagation of Christianity in Japan was a result of their cooperation. The author of this book attempted to combine the essence of previous studies by Japanese and western scholars and added several new findings from analyses of original Japanese and European language documents"-- Provided by publisher.

Keywords: Namban 南蛮 (in this case and epoch referring primarily to Portuguese or other Europeans arriving in Japan from the south)

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The Portuguese empire in Asia, 1500-1700 : a political and economic history / Sanjay Subrahmanyam.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700 -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Maps -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Introduction: The Mythical Faces of Portuguese Asia -- 1 Early Modern Asia: Geopolitics and Economic Change -- Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-century States -- The Circulation of Elites -- Towards a Taxonomy -- Long-term Trends -- 2 Portuguese State and Society, 1200-1500 -- Crown and Nobility -- In Search of a Bourgeoisie -- Mercantilism and Messianism -- Summing Up -- 3 Two Patterns and Their Logic: Creating an Empire, 1498-1540 -- The Early Expeditions -- From Almeida to Albuquerque: Defining the First Pattern -- The Second Pattern: East of Cape Comorin -- The Logic at Work: Portuguese Asia, 1525-40 -- Towards the "Crisis" -- Notes -- 4 The Mid-Sixteenth-century "Crisis" -- The Dilemmas of Joanine Policy -- Sás, Sousas, and Castros: Portuguese Asian Officialdom in the Crisis -- The Mid-century Debate -- The Far Eastern Solution -- The Estado in 1570 -- Notes -- 5 Between Land-bound and Sea-borne: Reorientations, 1570-1610 -- Trade and Conquest: The Spanish View -- Spain, Portugal, and the Atlantic Turning -- Girdling the Globe -- The "Land" Question -- The Maritime Challenge -- Concessions and Captains-Major -- The Beginnings of Decline? -- 6 Empire in Retreat, 1610-1665 -- Political Reconsolidation in Asia, 1570-1610 -- Syriam and Hurmuz: The Beginnings of Retreat -- Reform and Its Consequences -- The Decade of Disasters: Portuguese Asia in the 1630s -- Restoration, Truce, and Failure, 1640-52 -- The Retreat Completed, 1652-65 -- Asians, Europeans, and the Retreat -- Notes -- 7 Niches and Networks: Staying On, 1665-1700 -- The Cape Route and the Bahia Trade -- The Vicissitudes of the Estado: The View from Goa -- Mozambique, Munhumutapa, and Prazo Creation.

The Portuguese of the Bay of Bengal -- Survival in the Far East: Macau and Timor -- The Portuguese, Dutch, and English: A Comparison -- 8 Portuguese Asian Society I: The Official Realm -- The Problem of Numbers -- The World of the Casado -- Networks, Fortunes, and Patronage -- "Portuguese" and "Foreigner" -- Rise of the Solteiro -- The Impact on Portugal -- 9 Portuguese Asian Society II: The Frontier and Beyond -- Renegades and Rebels -- Mercenaries, Firearms, and Fifth Columnists -- Converts and Client Communities -- A Luso-Asian Diaspora? -- 10 Conclusion: Between Banditry and Capitalism -- Glossary -- A Note on Quantitative Data -- Bibliography -- Maps -- Index.

Featuring updates and revisions that reflect recent historiography, this new edition of The Portuguese Empire in Asia 1500-1700 presents a comprehensive overview of Portuguese imperial history that considers Asian and European perspectives. Features an argument-driven history with a clear chronological structure Considers the latest developments in English, French, and Portuguese historiography Offers a balanced view in a divisive area of historical study Includes updated Glossary and Guide to Further Reading.

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