A Macao Narrative

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Macao, 40 miles west of Hong Kong, became a place of Portuguese residence between 1555-57. In this short, lively and affectionate book, Austin Coates explains how and why the Portuguese came to the Far East, and how they peacefully settled in Macao with tacit Chinese goodwill. Macao's golden ag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coates, Austin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, HKU, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
HISTORY > Asia > China.
China > Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Macau (China : Special Administrative Region) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; Contents; 1. Portuguese Asia: Why and How; 2. Squatters on the China Coast; 3. The Golden Age of the Japan Trade; 4. Dutch Assaults on Macao; 5. The Passing of Macao's Golden Epoch; 6. Outpost of All Europe; 7. Sovereignty; Bibliography; Index.

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