Asian Travel in the RenaissanceISBN: 978-1-4051-1160-7
Paperback
248 pages
July 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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Asian Travel in the Renaissance looks at travel in Asia for
the purposes of trade, colonialism and religious conversion by a
diverse array of Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and English
protagonists in the Renaissance era.
- Examines European travel in Asia from a variety of perspectives.
- Presents new research by international scholars.
- Establishes the importance of Asia as a place of aspiration in the early modern period.