Spain, China, and Japan in Manila, 1571-1644 : Local Comparisons and Global Connections /
"This book examines the connected histories of Spain, China and Japan as they emerged and developed following the foundation of Manila as capital of the Spanish Philippines in 1571. Cross-cultural encounters not only shaped Manila's development as a "Eurasian" port city, but also...
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- I. The setting
- Introduction
- 1. The comparative framework
- II. Cross-cultural encounters in the Philippines
- 2. The foundations of a global stage
- 3. The trilogy of triangular trade
- III. Zooming out: local, central, and global connections
- 4. Triangular foreign relations
- 5. Local and central dualism
- 6. Local-central tensions
- IV. Zooming in: early modern Manila and regional globalisation
- 7. Manila as port city
- 8. Actors and agency
- Conclusion.