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Books by Tonio Andrade






The Gunpowder Age(Reprint)
China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History
by Tonio Andrade
Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2017 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-17814-1, ISBN: 0-691-17814-3

"A first look at gunpowder's revolutionary impact on China's role in global historyThe Chinese invented gunpowder and began exploring its military uses as early as the 900s, four centuries before the technology passed to the West. But by the early 1800s, China had fallen so far behind the West in gunpowder warfare that it was easily defeated by Britain in the Opium War of 1839–42. What happened? In The Gunpowder Age, Tonio Andrade offers ..."






Lost Colony
The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West
by Tonio Andrade
Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2013 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-15957-7, ISBN: 0-691-15957-2

" During the seventeenth century, Holland created the world's most dynamic colonial empire, outcompeting the British and capturing Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Yet, in the Sino-Dutch War--Europe's first war with China--the Dutch met their match in a colorful Chinese warlord named Koxinga. Part samurai, part pirate, he led his generals to victory over the Dutch and captured one of their largest and richest colonies--Taiwan. How did ..."






The Last Embassy
The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China (Hardback)
by Tonio Andrade
Hardcover, 424 Pages, Published 2021 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-17711-3, ISBN: 0-691-17711-2






The Limits of Empire(1st Edition)
European Imperial Formations in Early Modern World History: Essays in Honor of Geoffrey Parker
by William Reger, Tonio Andrade
Paperback, 414 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-10783-0, ISBN: 1-138-10783-2

"This volume, published in honor of historian Geoffrey Parker, explores the working of European empires in a global perspective, focusing on one of the most important themes of Parker’s work: the limits of empire, which is to say, the centrifugal forces - sacral, dynastic, military, diplomatic, geographical, informational - that plagued imperial formations in the early modern period (1500-1800). During this time of wrenching technologica ..."






The Gunpowder Age
China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History
by Tonio Andrade
Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2016 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-13597-7, ISBN: 0-691-13597-5

" The Chinese invented gunpowder and began exploring its military uses as early as the 900s, four centuries before the technology passed to the West. But by the early 1800s, China had fallen so far behind the West in gunpowder warfare that it was easily defeated by Britain in the Opium War of 1839-42. What happened? In The Gunpowder Age, Tonio Andrade offers a compelling new answer, opening a fresh perspective on a key question of wor ..."






Early Modern East Asia(1st Edition)
War, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange
by Kenneth M. Swope, Tonio Andrade
Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 2019 by Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-87822-1, ISBN: 0-367-87822-4






Lost Colony
The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West
by Tonio Andrade
Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2011 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-14455-9, ISBN: 0-691-14455-9

" During the seventeenth century, Holland created the world's most dynamic colonial empire, outcompeting the British and capturing Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Yet, in the Sino-Dutch War--Europe's first war with China--the Dutch met their match in a colorful Chinese warlord named Koxinga. Part samurai, part pirate, he led his generals to victory over the Dutch and captured one of their largest and richest colonies--Taiwan. How did ..."






The Gunpowder Age
China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History
by Tonio Andrade
448 Pages, Published 2016 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-7444-6, ISBN: 1-4008-7444-0

"Qi Jiguang, Jixiao xin shu: shi si juan ben (2001 edition), 135. 65. Qi Jiguang, Jixiao xin shu: shi si juan ben (2001 edition), 57. 66. This system is described in fascinating detail in Qi Jiguang, Lian bing, esp. juan 1, “che bing”車兵. On volley fire ... and Zhu Chang, “Gu Chao Xian.” 71. WZC3, 109. 72. Wu Zhao, “16 zhi 17 shiji Riben,” 13. 73. Annals of King Sejong, juan 118 (世宗 29:11:甲辰[1447/11/15 ]), cited in and translated by K ..."






Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai(Reprint)
Maritime East Asia in Global History, 1550-1700 (Perspectives on the Global Past)
by Tonio Andrade, Xing Hang, Anand A. Yang, Kieko Matteson, Professor Robert J. Antony, Dr. Robert K. Batchelor, Dr. Leonard Blusse, Professor Anna Busquets, Dr. Patrizia Carioti, Dr. Weichung Cheng, Dr. Adam Clulow, Dr. Dahpon D. Ho, Dr. Peter Kang, Michael Laver, Cheng-Heng Lu, Dr. Mark Ravina, Dr. Peter D. Shapinsky, Birgit Tremml-Werner, John E. Wills
Paperback, 396 Pages, Published 2019 by University Of Hawaii Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-8149-8, ISBN: 0-8248-8149-4

"Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai traces the roots of modern global East Asia by focusing on the fascinating history of its seaways. The East Asian maritime realm, from the Straits of Malacca to the Sea of Japan, has been a core region of international trade for millennia, but during the long seventeenth century (1550 to 1700), the velocity and scale of commerce increased dramatically. Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese smugglers and pirat ..."






Early Modern East Asia(1st Edition)
War, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange (Asian States and Empires)
by Kenneth M. Swope, Tonio Andrade
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-23522-9, ISBN: 1-138-23522-9

"This book presents a great deal of new primary research on a wide range of aspects of early modern East Asia. Focusing primarily on maritime connections, the book explores the importance of international trade networks, the implications of technological dissemination, and the often unforeseen consequences of missionary efforts. It demonstrates the benefi ts of a global history approach, outlining the complex interactions between Western ..."






How Taiwan Became Chinese(1st Edition)
Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century (Gutenberg-e)
by Tonio Andrade
Hardcover, 324 Pages, Published 2008 by Columbia University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-12855-1, ISBN: 0-231-12855-X

"At the beginning of the 1600s, Taiwan was a sylvan backwater, sparsely inhabited by headhunters and visited mainly by pirates and fishermen. By the end of the century it was home to more than a hundred thousand Chinese colonists, who grew rice and sugar for export on world markets. This book examines this remarkable transformation. Drawing primarily on Dutch, Spanish, and Chinese sources, it argues that, paradoxically, it was Europeans ..."






The Limits of Empire
European Imperial Formations in Early Modern World History: Essays in Honor of Geoffrey Parker
by William Reger, Tonio Andrade
Hardcover, 386 Pages, Published 2012 by Ashgate Pub Co
ISBN-13: 978-1-4094-4010-9, ISBN: 1-4094-4010-9

"This volume, published in honor of historian Geoffrey Parker, explores the working of European empires in a global perspective, focusing on one of the most important themes of Parker's work: the limits of empire, which is to say, the centrifugal forces â€" sacral, dynastic, military, diplomatic, geographical, informational â€" that plagued imperial formations in the early modern period (1500â€"1800). During t ..."






The Last Embassy
The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China
by Tonio Andrade
424 Pages, Published 2021 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-21988-2, ISBN: 0-691-21988-5

"The Last Embassy tells the story of the Dutch mission of 1795, bringing to light a dramatic but little-known episode that transforms our understanding of the history of China and the West."






Early Modern East Asia
War, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange
by Kenneth M. Swope, Tonio Andrade
244 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-315-28279-4, ISBN: 1-315-28279-8

"32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 18.7.10, 1:6; Bello, Opium & the Limits of Empire, 181–83, 198. Bello, Opium & the Limits of Empire, 249, 300n. Junji jinyan , DG 18.12.18, #2321–26 (Guizhou); China's First Historical Archives, Beijing, Neige, xingke tiben, weijin lei [Grand Secretariat archive, routine memorials for the Office of Scrutiny of the Board of Punishments, prohibitions violations category], DG 8.5.22, #10092 (tongb ..."






Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai
Maritime East Asia in Global History, 1550–1700
by Tonio Andrade, Xing Hang
401 Pages, Published 2016 by University Of Hawaii Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-5277-1, ISBN: 0-8248-5277-X

"The colophon reads, “Wanli renchen zhongxia yue/shu linyu shi Shuangfeng tang.” The surviving volumes of this edition were split between Cambridge University Library ( juan 7–8), ... Asia, including Li Chan, Bian zhu yixue rumen ( Edited compilation of the introduction to medicine) (1579), Bodleian Sinica 3b, 1– 2; Gong ..."






Lost Colony
The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West
by Tonio Andrade
456 Pages, Published 2011 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-3953-7, ISBN: 1-4008-3953-X

"Hambroek's intelligence from Koxinga's camp and Provintia is in dZ 4, d: 600– 605. 10. dZ4, d: 600; resolution, 24 May 1661, voc 1235: 386. 11. see Zandvliet, “ art,” and Jiang shusheng, “voc.” 12. Maybe more than just the top story. the remains of Zeelandia castle are in poor shape today. all we have left to figure out its original structures are a few drawings and paintings and a few walls. 13. the figure “omtrent 50 zielen” is fro ..."






Gutenberg-E Ser.
Commerce, Culture, and Conflict : Taiwan under European Rule, 1623-1662
by Tonio Andrade, Raymond Tallis, Keith Brown
Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 2008 by Columbia University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-50368-6, ISBN: 0-231-50368-7






Lost Colony
The Untold Story of China's First Great Victory over the West
by Tonio Andrade
Published 2011
ISBN-13: 978-1-283-25605-6, ISBN: 1-283-25605-3






Gutenberg-e Ser.
A European Anabasis : Western European Volunteers in the German Army and SS 1940
by Tonio Andrade
Published 2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-50218-4, ISBN: 0-231-50218-4






Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai(1st Edition)
Maritime East Asia in Global History, 1550–1700 (Perspectives on the Global Past)
by Tonio Andrade, Xing Hang, Anand A. Yang, Kieko Matteson, Professor Robert J. Antony, Dr. Robert K. Batchelor, Dr. Leonard Blusse, Professor Anna Busquets, Dr. Patrizia Carioti, Dr. Weichung Cheng, Dr. Adam Clulow, Dr. Dahpon D. Ho, Dr. Peter Kang, Michael Laver, Cheng-Heng Lu, Dr. Mark Ravina, Dr. Peter D. Shapinsky, Birgit Tremml-Werner, John E. Wills
Hardcover, 386 Pages, Published 2016 by Univ Of Hawaii Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-5276-4, ISBN: 0-8248-5276-1

"Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai traces the roots of modern global East Asia by focusing on the contested and fascinating history of its seaways. The East Asian maritime realm, from the Straits of Malacca to the Sea of Japan, has been a core region of international trade for centuries, but it was during the long seventeenth century, from 1550 to 1700, that the velocity and scale of commerce began to increase dramatically. Chinese, Japane ..."



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