| European Entry Into the Pacific: Spain and the Acapulco-Manila Galleons Contributor(s): Flynn, Dennis O. (Editor), Giráldez, Arturo (Editor), Sobredo, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754601528 ISBN-13: 9780754601524 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $277.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Business & Economics | International - General |
| Dewey: 382.094 |
| LCCN: 00104920 |
| Series: Pacific World: Lands, Peoples and History of the Pacific, 15 |
| Physical Information: (2.11 lbs) 436 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: World history conventionally ignores or underestimates the importance of Manila, the Manila galleons, and the Philippines as key stages in the development of trans-Pacific contact and of the world economy. Essays in this volume discuss Philippine-Asian exchanges prior to the entry of Europeans, and then look at European influences and the impact of Magellan's voyage, and the emergence of Manila as one of global trade's crucial linchpins during four centuries. Linkages between Latin America and China, and Spanish-Japanese competition for the Chinese marketplace are important topics. Tensions and cooperation among Chinese, Japanese, Iberians, Africans, Christians, Muslims and others on Philippine soil are also covered. This volume suggests the need for thorough re-evaluation of the Philippines' central role in terms of both Pacific history and global history as perhaps the single most important stage in the traffic that linked China and Latin America. |