紹介
Regular commercial contacts between Europe and Asia date back to at least the early years of the Christian era, but the pattern of trade underwent a structural modification following the Porutgese discovery of a route to the East Indies via the Cape of Good Hope. This volume illustrates the consequences of the arrival of large numbers of Europeans in the East. Europeans both participated in, modified and exploited existing trade relationships in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. The studies reprinted here show how some environments such as Japan, were hostile, whilst most states welcomed the European commercial contact. The necessity for Europeans to pay for Asian goods using precious metals is emphasised by the inclusion of articles in monetary transfers in Asian trade, a phenomenon which provides a link between economic developments in the Americas and those in Asia from the 16th century onwards.
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Navigation between Portugal and Asia in the 16th and 17th centuries, T. Bentley Duncan
the Portugese in the seas of the Archipelago during the 16th century, Luis Filipe F. R. Thomaz
the Coromandel-Malacca trade in the 16th century - a study of its evolving structure, Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Portugesee country traders in the Indian ocean and the South China Sea c.1600, George B. Souza
the maritime trade of Indonesia - 1500-1800, Arun Das Gupta
trade in a culturally hostile environment - Europeans in the Japan trade, 1550-1700, Om Prakash
The Dutch East India company and its Coromandel trade, 1770-40, S. Arasaratnam
the Dutch east India company and its intra-Asiatic trade in precious metals, F.S. Gaastra
trade between Mughal India and the Middle East and Mughal monetary policy, H.W. van Santen
Dutch commercial policy and interests in the Malay Peninsula, 1750-95, S. Arasaratnam
the trade of the East India company in the Far East, 1623-1684, D.K. Bassett
private Britsh trade in the Indian Ocean before 1800, P.J. Marshall
British "country" trade and local trade networks in the Thai and Malay states, c. 1680-1770, D.K. Bassett
French country trade on Coromandel, 1720-50, Catherine Manning
the Danish Asia trade 1620-1807, value and volume, Ole Feldbaek.
