Asia in the making of Europe. Vol. 3, A Century of Advance. Book 2, South Asia

First systematic, inclusive study of the impact of the high civilizations of Asia on the development of modern Western civilization.

This monumental series, acclaimed as a masterpiece of comprehensive scholarship in the New York Times Book Review, reveals the impact of Asia's high civilizations on the development of modern Western society. The authors examine the ways in which European encounters with Asia have altered the development of Western society, art, literature, science, and religion since the Renaissance.

In Volume III: A Century of Advance, the authors have researched seventeenth-century European writings on Asia in an effort to understand how contemporaries saw Asian societies and peoples.

Book 3: Southeast Asia examines European images of the lands, societies, religions, and cultures of Southeast Asia. The continental nations of Siam, Vietnam, Malaya, Pegu, Arakan, Cambodia, and Laos are discussed, as are the islands of Java, Bali, Sumatra, Borneo, Amboina, the Moluccas, the Bandas, Celebes, the Lesser Sundas, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Mindanao, Jolo, Guam, and the Marianas.

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**** This monumental achievement, the first comprehensive study of Asian influences on Western culture, was launched to acclaim in 1965 with Volume I: A Century of Discovery (2 books), which covered the 15th century (and is cited in BCL3). In 1970 the first book of Volume II: A Century of Wonder appeared, and two additional books followed eight years later (and were selected as among the best books of 1978 by the New York Times Book Review. This volume covered the 16th century. In the long-awaited Volume III: A Century of Advance, the authors extend their coverage to the 17th century, one that witnessed an explosion of materials as Europeans pushed deeper into the interior of lands that had formerly been known only on their periphery. The four books of Volume III are also available individually. Book 1: Trade, Missions, Literature (46753-8, $85) reviews the preceding volumes and discusses the variety of ways information about Asia arrived in Europe. The remaining three books, focusing on writings by region, are Book 2: South Asia (46754-6, $75); Book 3: Southeast Asia (46755-4, $65); and Book 4: East Asia (46756-2, $85). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Two -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Note to Illustrations -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- Part III. The European Images of Asia -- Introduction -- Chapter IX: The Mughul Empire before Aurangzib -- I. The English and Dutch Profile: First Generation -- 2. The Mughul Court to 1618 -- 3. Gujarat Unveiled -- 4. Shah Jahan (r. 1627-58) and His Empire -- 5. Shah Jahan and His Sons -- Chapter X: The Empire of Aurangzib -- 1. The Court, the Nobility, and the Army -- 2. The Provinces -- 3. Surat -- 4. Bombay and the Portuguese Ports -- 5. The Deccan Wars, Rajputs, and Sivaji -- 6. Religious Beliefs and Practices -- 7. Economy and Society -- Chapter XI: From Goa to Cape Comorin -- 1. Goa, the Metropole -- 2. Bijapur -- 3. Kanara -- 4. Malabar and the Portuguese -- 5. Malabar and the Dutch -- Chapter XII: Insular South Asia -- 1. The Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes -- 2. Ceylon -- A. Sources -- B. The Land and Its Products -- C. Government and Society -- Chapter XIII: Coromandel -- 1. The Jesuit Enterprises -- 2. The Advent of the Dutch and English -- 3. Hinduism at Pulicat (Tamilnadu) -- 4. The Downfall of Two Empires: Vijayanagar and Golconda -- Appendix: The Castes of South Asia in the Seventeenth Century (According to European Authors) -- Index Annotation This monumental series, acclaimed as a "masterpiece of comprehensive scholarship" in theNew York Times Book Review, reveals the impact of Asia's high civilizations on the development of modern Western society. The authors examine the ways in which European encounters with Asia have altered the development of Western society, art, literature, science, and religion since the Renaissance. In Volume III:A Century of Advance, the authors have researched seventeenth-century European writings on Asia in an effort to understand how contemporaries saw Asian societies and peoples Frontmatter PART III: The European Images of Asia Introduction (page 601) Chapter IX: THE MUGHUL EMPIRE BEFORE AURANGZIB (page 603) Chapter X: THE EMPIRE OF AURANGZIB (page 706) Chapter XI: FROM GOA TO CAPE COMORIN (page 838) Chapter XII: INSULAR SOUTH ASIA (page 933) Chapter XIII: COROMANDEL (page 998) Part of Volume III of a series which traces European encounters with Asia, and the ways in which those encounters altered the development of Western society, art, literature, science and religion since the Renaissance. The books of the third volume of this work cover the 17th century. V o l . 3 . A c e n t u r y o f a d v a n c e 4 v . / D o n a l d F . L a c h a n d E d w i n J . V a n K l e y . 1 9 9 3 . The geographical profile of the Indian subcontinent had first been traced out in the Portuguese secular writings of the sixteenth century.