A Macao Narrative - Softcover
In this short study, the author explains how the Portuguese came to the Far East and how they settled in Macao with tacit Chinese goodwill. Macao's golden age from 1557 to the disastrous collapse in 1641 is vividly reconstructed.
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Austin Coates (1922–97), a former senior British civil servant in Hong Kong, Malaya, and Sarawak, left government service at age forty and pursued a professional writing career. Widely regarded as the most distinguished English-language author in Hong Kong
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"Easy and enjoyable to read, A Macao Narrative was not conceived for academic purposes, but rather for an intelligent reader who might wish to learn the most important aspects of Macao's history. A first-time reader might well be carried away by the easy
"Easy and enjoyable to read, A Macao Narrative was not conceived for academic purposes, but rather for an intelligent reader who might wish to learn the most important aspects of Macao's history. A first-time reader might well be carried away by the easy
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- PublisherOUP China
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0195842014
- ISBN 13 9780195842012
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages118
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hong Kong. Oxford University Press (China) Ltd. First Edition/First Printing (full number line including 1 to copyright page). Soft Covers. Standard paperback size. 140 pp. Cover illustration shows Penha Hill, Macao ca 1861. Slight toning to the page edges. No other notable wear. Book is fine. Austin Coates' long career in the government of Hong Kong provided a rich source of material for his novels and autobiographical books. In this detailed study, he traces the history of the Portuguese in the Far East, from their peaceful settlement in the 1550s through to the arrival of the British in the eighteenth century, and the extraordinary outcome of Portugal's struggle for sovereignty in Macao. The covers will be protected with a new inert 100 micron archival quality acetate sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional photographs. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message. Seller Inventory # 9MAY2023001
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Book Description Sewed / Card covers. Condition: Good condition. Third impression. Cover illustration: Paintingof Macao, ca. 1760-80. Contents: I). Portugese Asia: why and how. II). Squatters on the China coast. III). The golden age of the Japan trade. IV). Dutch assaults on Macao. V). The passing of Macao's golden epoch. VI). Outpost of all Europe. VII). Sovereignty. 14 illustrations. With index. Endpapermaps. Macao, 40 miles west of Hongkong, has been a place of Portuguese residence for more than 400 years. This concise account explains how the 'Western Ocean' traders peacefully settled there in 1555-7, with tacit Chinese goodwill, and describes Macao's golden age, when it was the world's most prosperous trading centre, without fort or garrison most of the time, until the disastrous collapse of 1641. 112 pag. Size: 22cmx15cm. Seller Inventory # 029715
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