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Cipangu, Golden Cipangu

Author : Michael Hoffman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951985035
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Cipangu, Golden Cipangu written by Michael Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-17 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories collected here were written over the past seven years for a monthly Japan Times column called The Living Past. They range from earliest prehistory to modern times. The column still runs. The living past is inexhaustible. It never runs out of stories to tell. Column and book both were born of the conviction that the past, as the inrushing future engulfs it, is worth preserving - not only preserving but participating in, living in. Each story invites the reader to think, as the author did in writing it, "What would I have been if I'd lived then? What would I be doing, what thinking?" Try it. It's a wonderful form of self-discovery.

Circa 1492

Author : Jean Michel Massing
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300051670
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Circa 1492 written by Jean Michel Massing and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the art of the Age of Exploration in Europe, the Far East, and the Americas

Circa 1492 in Japan

Author : Martin Collcutt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (469 download)

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Download or read book Circa 1492 in Japan written by Martin Collcutt and published by . This book was released on 1492* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sea Robber

Author : Tim Severin
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0230740227
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Sea Robber written by Tim Severin and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sea Robber by Tim Severin is the third swashbuckling adventure in the Pirate series. Ambushed by a gang of hardened sea robbers headed for the South Sea, Hector Lynch, pirate and fugitive, must navigate their vessel on a nightmarish journey through the stormy seas off Cape Horn. There Hector uncovers the macabre and eerie remains of a small warship entombed on an ice float. Her only crew are two skeletons - the unfortunate captain and his dog, both frozen to death. When his ruthless shipmates abandon him in Peru, Hector learns from the dead captain's brother that Maria, the young Spanish woman who stole his heart and whose false testimony saved him from the gallows, is now living on the remote Ladrones, the Thief Islands, on the far side of the Pacific. Hector's epic voyage to reach Maria will bring him face to face with a Japanese warlord who submits trespassers to his island to a deadly duel and a naked Stone Age tribe who file their teeth to sharp points and sail boats that outpace the fastest galleon.

Out of the East

Author : Paul Freedman
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300211317
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Out of the East written by Paul Freedman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How medieval Europe’s infatuation with expensive, fragrant, exotic spices led to an era of colonial expansion and discovery: “A consummate delight.” —Marion Nestle, James Beard Award–winning author of Unsavory Truth The demand for spices in medieval Europe was extravagant—and was reflected in the pursuit of fashion, the formation of taste, and the growth of luxury trade. It inspired geographical and commercial exploration, as traders pursued such common spices as pepper and cinnamon and rarer aromatic products, including ambergris and musk. Ultimately, the spice quest led to imperial missions that were to change world history. This engaging book explores the demand for spices: Why were they so popular, and why so expensive? Paul Freedman surveys the history, geography, economics, and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to uncover the surprisingly varied ways that spices were put to use—in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, for the promotion of well-being, and to perfume important ceremonies of the Church. Spices became symbols of beauty, affluence, taste, and grace, Freedman shows, and their expense and fragrance drove the engines of commerce and conquest at the dawn of the modern era. “A magnificent, very well written, and often entertaining book that is also a major contribution to European economic and social history, and indeed one with a truly global perspective.” —American Historical Review

The English Renaissance, Orientalism, and the Idea of Asia

Author : D. Johanyak
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230106226
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The English Renaissance, Orientalism, and the Idea of Asia written by D. Johanyak and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-03-29 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection of essays examines the complex significations of 'Asia' in the literary and cultural production of Early Modern England. Contributors come from a range of backgrounds to bring a range of perspectives to this topic.

The Golden Dream

Author : Robert Silverberg
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821441027
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Dream written by Robert Silverberg and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most persistent legends in the annals of New World exploration is that of the Land of Gold. This mythical site was located over vast areas of South America (and later, North America); the search for it drove some men mad with greed and, as often as not, to their untimely deaths. In this history of quest and adventure, Robert Silverberg traces the fate of Old World explorers lured westward by the myth of El Dorado. From the German conquistadores licensed by the Spanish king to operate out of Venezuela, to the journeys of Gonzalo Pizarro in the Amazon basin, and to the nearly miraculous voyage of Francisco Orellana to the mouth of the Amazon River, encountering the warlike women who gave the river its name, violence and bloodshed accompanied the determined adventurers. Sir Walter Raleigh and a host of other explorers spent small fortunes and many lives trying to locate Manoa, a city that was rumored to be El Dorado—City of Gold. Celebrated science fiction author Robert Silverberg recreates these legendary quests in The Golden Dream: Seekers of El Dorado.

Quests of the Dragon and Bird Clan

Author : Paul Kekai Manansala
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1430308990
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Quests of the Dragon and Bird Clan written by Paul Kekai Manansala and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Quests of the Dragon and Bird Clan" examines how the seafaring trading people known as the "Nusantao" from Insular Southeast Asia influenced world history. This is a "blook," a book based on a weblog (blog). The decision to publish the book came after requests to make the information in the blog available in an easier-to-read and more portable format. The advantage of the printed work is that the blog entries are arranged in easy-to-manage chronological order with out the need for the clicking through the blog archives. The glossary entries are also in alphabetical order for easy look-up, and a word index and table of contents further increase the readiblity of the blog/book. Important supplementary articles have also been included in the appendices. A must-read for those who think there is more to history than what we find in "mainstream" publications.

Dogs of God

Author : James Reston, Jr.
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307278573
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Dogs of God written by James Reston, Jr. and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2006-10-10 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever.James Reston, Jr., brings to life the epic story of Spain’s effort to consolidate its own burgeoning power by throwing off the yoke of the Vatican. By waging war on the remaining Moors in Granada and unleashing the Inquisitor Torquemada on Spain’s Jewish and converso population, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella attained enough power and wealth to fund Columbus’ expedition to America and to chart a Spanish destiny separate from that of Italy. With rich characterizations of the central players, this engrossing narrative captures all the political and religious ferment of this crucial moment on the eve of the discovery of the New World.

Eye of the Blackbird

Author : Holly L. Skinner
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555663124
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book Eye of the Blackbird written by Holly L. Skinner and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From California to the Klondike, prospector Holly Skinner follows a trail of gold across the nineteenth -century American West. Living in a ghost town on Wyoming's South Pass, she steps back into a world where gold ruled the passions of those who pursued it and changed the shape of the nation that found it. In a style reminiscent of John McPhee, Skinner weaves the story of her own solitudinous search for the precious metal into her accounts of the gold rushes that so dramatically accelerated the westward movement.

From White to Yellow

Author : Rotem Kowner
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773596844
Total Pages : 707 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book From White to Yellow written by Rotem Kowner and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Europeans first landed in Japan they encountered people they perceived as white-skinned and highly civilized, but these impressions did not endure. Gradually the Europeans' positive impressions faded away and Japanese were seen as yellow-skinned and relatively inferior. Accounting for this dramatic transformation, From White to Yellow is a groundbreaking study of the evolution of European interpretations of the Japanese and the emergence of discourses about race in early modern Europe. Transcending the conventional focus on Africans and Jews within the rise of modern racism, Rotem Kowner demonstrates that the invention of race did not emerge in a vacuum in eighteenth-century Europe, but rather was a direct product of earlier discourses of the "Other." This compelling study indicates that the racial discourse on the Japanese, alongside the Chinese, played a major role in the rise of the modern concept of race. While challenging Europe's self-possession and sense of centrality, the discourse delayed the eventual consolidation of a hierarchical worldview in which Europeans stood immutably at the apex. Drawing from a vast array of primary sources, From White to Yellow traces the racial roots of the modern clash between Japan and the West.

Lord of the Golden Fan

Author : Christopher Nicole
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lord of the Golden Fan written by Christopher Nicole and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1973 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Splendid Exchange

Author : William J. Bernstein
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1555848435
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (558 download)

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Download or read book A Splendid Exchange written by William J. Bernstein and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-05-14 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Financial Times and Economist Best Book of the Year exploring world trade from Mesopotamia in 3,000 BC to modern globalization. How did trade evolve to the point where we don’t think twice about biting into an apple from the other side of the world? In A Splendid Exchange, William J. Bernstein, bestselling author of The Birth of Plenty, traces the story of global commerce from its prehistoric origins to the myriad controversies surrounding it today. Journey from ancient sailing ships carrying silk from China to Rome in the second century to the rise and fall of the Portuguese monopoly on spices in the sixteenth; from the American trade battles of the early twentieth century to the modern era of televisions from Taiwan, lettuce from Mexico, and T-shirts from China. Bernstein conveys trade and globalization not in political terms, but rather as an ever-evolving historical constant, like war or religion, that will continue to foster the growth of intellectual capital, shrink the world, and propel the trajectory of the human species. “[An] entertaining and greatly enlightening book.” —The New York Times “A work of which Adam Smith and Max Weber would have approved.” —Foreign Affairs “[Weaves] skillfully between rollicking adventures and scholarship.” —Pietra Rivoli, author of The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy

A Closer Look

Author : Sidney I. Dobrin
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 836 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Closer Look written by Sidney I. Dobrin and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 2003 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized alphabetically by author, this is a composition reader that features 84 essays by 21 of the most important writers of our time. The focus of the book is on writing itself, the choices writers make in developing expository essays and making arguments.

Japanese Travellers in Sixteenth-Century Europe

Author : Derek Massarella
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 140947223X
Total Pages : 697 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Travellers in Sixteenth-Century Europe written by Derek Massarella and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1582 Alessandro Valignano, the Visitor to the Jesuit mission in the East Indies, sent four Japanese boys to Europe. Until the arrival of the embassy in Europe, the Euro-Japanese encounter had been almost exclusively one way: Europeans going to Japan. This book is an account of their travels, their long journeys out and back, and the 20 months in Europe being received by popes and kings. It was published in Macao in 1590 with the title De Missione Legatorvm Iaponensium ad Romanum curiam. The present edition is the first complete version of this rich, complex and impressive work to appear in English, and is accompanied with maps and illustrations of the mission, and an introduction discussing its context and the subsequent reception of the book.

The First Voyage around the World (1519-1522)

Author : Antonio Pigafetta
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442692073
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book The First Voyage around the World (1519-1522) written by Antonio Pigafetta and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2007-12-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 10 August 1519, five ships departed from Seville for what was to become the first circumnavigation of the globe. Linked by fame to the name of its captain, Magellan, much of the expedition is known through the travelogue of one of the few crew members who returned to Spain, Antonio Pigafetta. A narrative and cartographic record of the journey (including 23 hand-drawn watercolour charts) from Patagonia to Indonesia, from the Philippines to the Cape of Good Hope, Pigafetta's The First Voyage around the World is a classic of discovery and exploration literature. This volume is based on the critical edition by Antonio Canova. It includes an extensive introduction to the work and generous annotations by Theodore J. Cachey Jr who discusses the marvelous elements of the story through allusions to Magellan's travels made by writers as diverse as Shakespeare and Gabriel García Márquez. However, Cachey is careful to point out that Pigafetta's book is far from just a marvel-filled travel narrative. The First Voyage around the World is also a remarkably accurate ethnographic and geographical account of the circumnavigation, and one that has earned its reputation among modern historiographers and students of the early contacts between Europe and the East Indies. Expertly presented and handsomely illustrated, this edition of Pigafetta's classic travelogue is sure to enlighten new readers and invigorate the imagination as the story has done since it first appeared.

Foreigners in Japan

Author : Gopal Kshetry
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1469102447
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (691 download)

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Download or read book Foreigners in Japan written by Gopal Kshetry and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-12-20 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan began to fascinate the West after the account of Marco Polos sojourn in China. This set off an interest in the oriental world. The Portuguese, being the first, arrived in Japan in 1543 which was followed by others. The experience Japan had with Europeans put upon itself isolation for about 200 years. After the forceful opening by Mathew Perry in 1853, many Westerners again began to arrive in Japan. Later during the 1980s, there was an influx of migrant workers which become a hot topic of debate. The book throws much light onto the historical background as well as the events that lead up to the present state of affairs in relation to issues of discrimination, crimes and problems related to foreigners.