{"product_id":"9789819527007","title":"Handbuch der gefährlichen Güter: The 1517 Portuguese Embassy to China","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHandbuch der gefährlichen Güter: The 1517 Portuguese Embassy to China\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFujitani, James Masaki\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis open access book examines the first modern diplomatic contact between Europe and East Asia: the 1517 Portuguese embassy to China. The experience did not end well, for in 1521, the Ming Court decided to cut off relations, and a battle broke out between the Guangdong and Portuguese fleets. This work seeks to explain why this happened. Making extensive use of both Chinese and Western archival sources, it proposes a new interpretation—one that breaks with the traditional “clash of civilizations” viewpoint and focuses instead on the diversity of actors and the complex relationships between them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2025-11-18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789819527007\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-95-2701-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 236\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44421996150924,"sku":"9789819527007","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819527007.jpg?v=1772895149","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819527007","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}