Taylor & Francis Inc 2005 P New From the mid-1500s to December 1999, Macao was the longest-standing site of economic, religious and political contact between the Chinese and European worlds. Yet this surprising capacity for survival has resulted, ironically, form the very weakness of the Portuguese presence. In particular, since the foundation of Hong Kong (in 1840), Macao had depended on a creative use of its marginality-as a centre for gambling, for the coolie trade, the opium trade, the semi-clandestine gold trade and so on. As a rear window on China, Macao provides us with fascinating examples of marginality that allow us to study the limits of the systems that characterize the Chinese world.

ISBN10: 0826457495, ISBN13: 9780826457493, [publisher: Berg Publishers] Softcover New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service.
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ISBN10: 0826457495, ISBN13: 9780826457493, [publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. From the mid-1500s to December 1999, Macao was the longest-standing site of economic, religious and political contact between the Chinese and European worlds. This book shows that as a rear window on China, Macao provides us with examples of marginality that allow us to study the limits of the systems that characterize the Chinese world.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2005]