ABSTRACT

This book presents a great deal of new primary research on a wide range of aspects of early modern East Asia. Focusing primarily on maritime connections, the book explores the importance of international trade networks, the implications of technological dissemination, and the often unforeseen consequences of missionary efforts. It demonstrates the benefi ts of a global history approach, outlining the complex interactions between Western traders and Asian states and entrepreneurs. Overall, the book presents much interesting new material on this complicated and understudied period.

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chapter 2|31 pages

%Rivers of blood & roads of bones

Sichuan in the Ming-Qing Transition

chapter 3|18 pages

%Dueling wills

Dutch administration and Formosan power, 1624–68

chapter 4|17 pages

%Sultan Hasanuddin’s rationale for re-expansion

Avenging Tiworo’s defeat in the seascape of the spice wars

chapter 5|19 pages

%Maritime China in global military history

Some reflections on the Chase model

chapter 6|32 pages

%The military implication of Zhu Wan’s coastal campaigns in southeastern China

Focusing on the matchlock gun (1548–66)

chapter 8|31 pages

%A ship full of Chinese passengers

Princess Amelia’s voyage from London to China in 1816–17

chapter 9|20 pages

%Hierarchy and anarchy in early modern East Asia

The tribute system as an international system

chapter 10|9 pages

%Why is China so big? And other big questions

An interview with John E. Wills, Jr., Amsterdam, 2005