The survival of empire : Portuguese trade and society in China and the South China Sea, 1630-1754
In this original study of the Portuguese Empire in the East, the Estado da India, George Souza looks in detail at the activities of Macao. His aim is to enquire into the nature of Portuguese society in China and the South China Sea and explain why the political and economic activities of the Portuguese crown did not inhibit the growth of local entrepreneurial trade.
History
302 pages
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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; Index.
Originally published: 1986