{"product_id":"asian-travel-in-the-renaissance-9781405111607","title":"Asian Travel in the Renaissance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsian Travel in the Renaissance looks at travel in Asia for the purposes of trade, colonialism and religious conversion by a diverse array of Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and English protagonists in the Renaissance era. * Examines European travel in Asia from a variety of perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book presents eight varied essays, each an interesting example of quality scholarly writing.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"The range of primary texts examined and the depth of secondary references make the book a valuable resource for .... interdisciplinary work on Europe and Asia.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eJournal for Early Modern Cultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAsian Travel in the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e provides some engaging studies of early modern European writing about Southeast Asia.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eStudies in Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors. \u003cp\u003ePreface: Anthony Reid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Daniel Carey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Alessandro Valignano: Man, Missionary and Writer: M. Antoni J. Ucerler, Sj.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Transmission of Renaissance Culture in Seventeenth-Century China: Nicolas Standaert.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Widening of the World and the Realm of History: Early European Approaches to the Beginnings of Siamese History, c.1500-1700: Sven Trakulhun.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Spanish Contribution to the Ethnology of Asia in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: Joan-Pau Rubiés.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. A Truthful Pen and an Impartial Spirit”: Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola and the Conquista de las Islas Malucas: John Villiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. \"Wherever profit leads us, to every sea and shore...”: The VOC, the WIC, and Dutch Methods of Globalization in the Seventeenth Century: Claudia Schnurmann. 8. Riches, Power, Trade and Religion: The Far East and the English Imagination, 1600-1720: Robert Markley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Political Economy of Poison: The Kingdom of Makassar and the Early Royal Society: Daniel Carey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObituary – C.R. Boxer (1904-2000).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407846056279,"sku":"9781405111607","price":21.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405111607.jpg?v=1730500723","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/asian-travel-in-the-renaissance-9781405111607","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}