"This book explores the interaction between Europe and East Asia between the 16th and 18th centuries in the field of mathematical sciences, bringing to the fore the role of Portugal as an agent of transmission of European science to East Asia. It is an important contribution to understanding this fundamental period of scientific history, beginning with the arrival of Vasco da Gama in India in 1498 and ending with the expulsion of the Society of Jesus from Portugal in 1759."

Macau: an intercultural frontier in the Ming period / Luís Filipe Barreto -- Survey and study of pre-1900 Chinese maps seen in Europe / Li Xiaocong -- Western knowledge of geography reflected in Juan Cobo's Shilu (1593) / Liu Dun -- The continuing influence of the Portuguese: "A new interpretation of world geography" / Wang Qianjin -- Teachers of mathematics in China: the Jesuits and their textbooks (1580-1723) / Catherine Jami -- News from China in sixteenth century Europe: the Portuguese connection / Rui Loureiro -- The Indianization of Spain in the 16th century / Juan Gil -- Jesuit observations and star-mappings in Beijing as the transmission of scientific knowledge / Keizo Hashimoto -- The compilation of the Lixiang Kaocheng houbian, its origin, sources, and social context / Han Qi -- A Japanese reaction to Aristotelian cosmology / Tadashi Yoshida -- Portugal and Korea: obscure connections in the pre-modern sciences before 1900 / Park Seong-Rae -- Translations of Portuguese texts into Konkani and Konkani compositions into Portuguese, with educational influence on literature and art and the transfer of technology / Joseph Velinkar.

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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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