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ISBN10: 1857540352, ISBN13: 9781857540352, [publisher: Carcanet Press] Hardcover Four hundred and fifty years ago, on 23September 1543, three Portuguese merchants travelling on a Chinese junk were blown by a storm onto the south-western tip of Japan. So at last was discovered to the West that fabled country which Marco Polo reported and Columbus sought. The chief Japanese trade links were with China, but these had been severed by violent piracy at sea and along the coast. The Portuguese, with their large, well-armed carracks, revived the trade, exchanging Chinese silks and a variety of foreign exotica for Japanese silver, at immense profit. Japan was then in a state of medieval confusion. The emperors were impoverished, their sovereignty nominal; their generalissimos, the shoguns, had long proved unable to control the feudal lords, the daimyos. These were largely independent, able to let in foreigners at will. Western goods lent prestige to rival courts; some, like the musket, were useful in the constant wars. With trade came Christianity. In 1549, Francis Xavier himself established the first Jesuit mission. His hopes ran high: 'It seems to me that we shall never find among heathens another race to equal the Japanese.' Despite difficulties of language and culture, the new religion struck root: by the end of the 'Christian Century' there were some 300,000 converts. Success bred competition. The Portuguese trading monopoly was infringed by Spaniards, ...

Manchester: Carcanet Press, Date: 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 535 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good dust jacket. Red, white and black spine with white text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has mild edge and shelf wear. Boards have light wear to corners. Textblock has light foxing to edges. Shelved Japan. 1378998. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. 1993. Carcanet Press ISBN 1857540352 US

Manchester: Carcanet Press, Date: 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 535 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good dust jacket. Red, white and black spine with white text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has mild edge and shelf wear. Boards have light wear to corners. Textblock has light foxing to edges. Shelved Japan. 1378998. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. 1993. Carcanet Press ISBN 1857540352 9781857540352 [US]

ISBN10: 1857540352, ISBN13: 9781857540352, [publisher: Carcanet Press] Hardcover Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 2.2
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1993]

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. ISBN 1857540352 9781857540352 [US]

Aspects of Portugal Hardcover Very good Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, second printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. ***1967 PRINTING*** CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. Protective mylar applied to dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

ISBN10: 1857540352, ISBN13: 9781857540352, [publisher: Aspects of Portugal] Hardcover First Edition Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, second printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. ***1967 PRINTING*** CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. Protective mylar applied to dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 2.15
[Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1993]
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