Jesuits and Asian Goods in the Iberian Empires, 1580–1700

This book analyzes the exchange relations between the colonies of the Iberian Empires, starting from two cities ports, Buenos Aires and Macau in the period 1580-1700. Agents, who were not professional traders such as the members of the Society of Jesus, and the circulation and consumption of Asian g...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Svriz-Wucherer, Pedro Omar
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Society of Jesus in a Global Perspective
  • Macau, the “Gateway” to China: Exchanges, Routes and (Dis)Connections in the Jesuit’s Hands
  • Buenos Aires, the Latin American “False Door”. Contraband and Exchanges in the Río de la Plata basin
  • The long way to Paraguay. Routes, Asian Goods and Consumption in the Jesuit Missions
  • Conclusions