War, Trade and Piracy in the China Seas (1622-1683)

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BRILL, 2013年5月13日 - 390 頁
Approaching its demise, the Ming imperial administration enlisted members of the Cheng family as mercenaries to help in the defense of the coastal waters of Fukien. Under the leadership of Cheng Chih-lung, also known as Nicolas Iquan, and with the help of the local gentry, these mercenaries became the backbone of the empire’s maritime defense and the protectors of Chinese commercial interests in the East and South China Seas.
The fall of the Ming allowed Cheng Ch’eng-kung—alias Coxinga—and his sons to create a short-lived but independent seaborne regime in China’s southeastern coastal provinces that competed fiercely, if only briefly, with Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and English merchants during the early stages of globalization.
 

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INTRODUCTION THE MISSING LINK
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CHAPTER ONE THE TRIBUTARY SYSTEM CHALLENGED
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CHAPTER TWO NICOLAS IQUAN BEFORE 1627
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CHAPTER THREE THE SURVIVAL GAME OF THE MERCENARIES 16281631
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CHAPTER FOUR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THEANHAI TRADING EMPORIUM 16301633
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CHAPTER FIVE STORMY WEATHER AT THE IMPERIAL COURTAND ON THE SOUTH CHINA COAST 16321633
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CHAPTER SIX THE WINDING WAYS TOWARDS THE WESTERN OCEAN 16311636
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CHAPTER SEVEN THE RISK OF POLITICSAND THE POLITICS OF RISK 16361640
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CHAPTER ELEVEN THE PASSIONS OF A MERCHANT PRINCE 16541657
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CHAPTER TWELVE FROM DEFEAT TO VICTORY 16581662
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN ALL ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE KINGS 16631667
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN MONOPOLY LOST 16691683
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CONCLUSION DEFENSIVE AND AGGRESSIVE MONOPOLIES
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NOTES
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APPENDIX I
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APPENDIX II
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CHAPTER EIGHT IN SEARCH OF SILVERIN A CHANGING WORLD 16401646
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CHAPTER NINE THE OPEN COAST OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE 16461650
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CHAPTER TEN FUKIENESE EXCEPTIONALISM TRANSFORMED INTO A POLITICAL PROJECT 16501654
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX
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