Strangers at the Heavenly Court: The 1517 Portuguese Embassy to China (Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History)
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- Synopsis
- This open access book examines the first modern diplomatic contact between Europe and East Asia: the 1517 Portuguese embassy to China. The experience did not end well, for in 1521, the Ming Court decided to cut off relations, and a battle broke out between the Guangdong and Portuguese fleets. This work seeks to explain why this happened. Making extensive use of both Chinese and Western archival sources, it proposes a new interpretation—one that breaks with the traditional &“clash of civilizations&” viewpoint and focuses instead on the diversity of actors and the complex relationships between them.
- Copyright:
- 2026
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9789819527014
- Related ISBNs:
- 9789819527007
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature Singapore
- Date of Addition:
- 11/17/25
- Copyrighted By:
- The Editor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.