Asian Travel in the Renaissance [Paperback]

Asian 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.
• Presents new research by international scholars.
• Establishes the importance of Asia as a place of aspiration in the early modern period.

Notes on Contributors.

Preface: Anthony Reid.

1. Introduction: Daniel Carey.

2. Alessandro Valignano: Man, Missionary and Writer: M. Antoni J. Ucerler, Sj.

3. The Transmission of Renaissance Culture in Seventeenth-Century China: Nicolas Standaert.

4. The Widening of the World and the Realm of History: Early European Approaches to the Beginnings of Siamese History, c.1500-1700: Sven Trakulhun.

5. The Spanish Contribution to the Ethnology of Asia in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: Joan-Pau Rubiés.

6. A Truthful Pen and an Impartial Spirit”: Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola and the Conquista de las Islas Malucas: John Villiers.

7. 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.

9. The Political Economy of Poison: The Kingdom of Makassar and the Early Royal Society: Daniel Carey.

Obituary – C.R. Boxer (1904-2000).

Index.

This book presents eight varied essays, each an interesting example of quality scholarly writing.
— Renaissance Quarterly