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A Coroa Portuguesa e a China (1508-1531) : do Sonho Manuelino ao Realismo Joanino / João Paulo Oliveira e Costa -- Liampó reexaminado à luz de fontes chinesas / Jin Guoping e Zhang Zhengchun -- A China de Fernão Mendes Pinto, entre a realidade e a imaginação / Rui Manuel Loureiro -- Natureza do primo ciclo de diplomacia Luso-Chinesa (séculos XVI-XVIII) / Jorge Manuel dos Santos Alves -- The "Macau Formula" at work: an 18th century Qing expert's view on Macau / Fok Kai Cheong -- A acção "concertada" das autoridades de Macau, China e Goa na luta contra os "piratas" dos Mares do Sul da China em finais do século XVIII / Vítor Luis Gaspar Rodrigues -- "Aproximar Portugal e a China num entendimento amistoso" : As ofensivas diplomáticas chinesas para a compra de Macau, contributo para o estudio das missões do Zongli Yamen ao Ocidente (1868-1891) / António Vasconcelos de Saldanha
Added Keywords: Fernão Mendes Pinto, d. 1583 ; pirates ; Zongli Yamen 總理衙門

1 Introduction 1 -- 2 An Anomaly in Colonization and Decolonization 9 -- The Age of Discovery 9 -- The Encounter of Two Civilizations 17 -- Problematic Sovereignty and Colonial Ideology 22 -- The Assertion of 'Perpetual Occupation' 26 -- Opium-Trafficking and Slave Trade 30 -- A Poetic Desire for Decolonization 33 -- Anachronistic Decolonization and a 'Pre-Postcolonial' Era 35 -- A Resurgent Symbol: The Bank of China Building 38 -- An Unprecedented Nostalgia 39 -- A Punctum in History 41 -- 3 'City of the Name of God of Macau in China, There is -- None More Loyal' 47 -- The Toponymy of Macau 47 -- The Propagation of Christianity 50 -- The Partition of the World 53 -- Rites Controversy 54 -- Ancestor Worship and Chinese Reactions to Christianity 62 -- Christianity, Gunboats and Cannons 66 -- Autonomization of the Chinese Church 73 -- An Oasis of Catholicism 74 -- 4 The Rendezvous of a Virgin Trio 81 -- Religious Culture in Macau 81 -- The Facade of the Church of the Mother of God 83 -- Ma Zu Ge or the Temple of the Goddess of the Sea 100 -- Guan Yin Tang or the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy 116 -- Two 'Civilizing' Forces 121 -- 5 Colonial Stereotypes, Transgressive Punishment and Cultural -- Anthropophagy 127 -- The 'Twain' Meet 127 -- Western Literary Stereotypes of Macau 129 -- The Evocation of the Child/Mistress Imagery 142 -- The Punishment of the Western Intruder 144 -- Cannibalism, Carnivalism and the Mastication of the Barbarian Other 146 -- The Intrigue of Miscegenation and the Manipulation of -- Chinese Myths 149 -- The Monkey King's Ordeal 152 -- The Ultimate Victor 155 -- Satiric Elements and a Return to the Centre 156 -- A Field of 'Wheat' and 'Weeds' 157 -- 6 Midway Sojourners, Macanese Moments and Stoical Settlers 161 -- The River and the Sea 161 -- City of Threshold and Exile 163 -- Peninsular Affectivity 169 -- A Flaneur's Amor 173 -- A Macanese Dilemma 177 -- A Bohemian's Adventure 180 -- City of Anchorage and Endurance 182 -- A Return from Exile 190 -- Rootlessness and Rootedness 192 -- 7 Conclusion 197.

Contents: Introduction -- The Imaginary City - Departures; 1 -- Two Worlds - Origins: Portugal and China; 2 -- Boundaries - On the Periphery; 3 -- Memories - The Architecture of History; 4 -- Transitions - Crossing the Threshold; 5 -- Moments - The Culture of Everyday Life; 6 -- Images - Spiritual Topography; Conclusion -- Illusions - Epilogue

Part I. Europe -- Captivity, redemption, and the birth of a Royal Council -- Kings, colonies, and councilors -- Part II. South America -- Centers and peripheries in the Luso-Brazilian world -- Gambling governors and gilded lead -- Part III. Asia -- One king, two crowns -- The case of the missing men.

Note: Part III (Asia) covers the history of Macau in the 17th-18th centuries, focusing on economic and social local networks in Macau & South China, and discussing the connection between Portuguese merchants and officials with the Guangdong & central Chinese imperial bureaucracy, while offering some references to the role of Jesuits and other missionaries.--Cf. Eugenio Menegon, EUCHINA

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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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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