China and Macau / edited by Clive Willis.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108) and index.

First Contacts, 1513-57: The Arrival of the 'Barbarian Devils' from the West -- Two Early Hearsay Accounts -- The Expedition of Fernao Peres de Andrade -- A Brother's Disruption: Simao de Andrade -- The Disastrous Expeditions of 1521 and 1522 -- The Fateful Embassy of Tome Pires -- Trade, Smuggling and Piracy from Precarious Toeholds (1523-57) -- A Civilization Observed: Imperial Ming China in the Sixteenth Century -- Physical and Economic Geography -- Government, Administration and Welfare -- Society -- Chinese and Other Religions -- Language and the World of the Intellect -- The Portuguese Settle in Macau: The Early Years -- The Settlement in Macau -- 'Foreign Devils' -- Portuguese Opposition to Spanish Interference -- The Jesuits seen as a Portuguese Reconnaissance Expedition -- The Macau Trade: European Goods Sought in Beijing and Suzhou -- The Portuguese of Macau Support the Jesuit Missions -- Confrontation with the Dutch -- Confrontation with the Chinese -- The Jesuit Missions in China: The Portuguese Contribution -- Father Antonio de Almeida and Father Michele Ruggieri -- Father Antonio de Almeida and Father Matteo Ricci -- Father Duarte de Sande and Father Matteo Ricci -- Father Joao Soeiro and the Nanchang Mission -- Father Joao da Rocha and the Nanjing Mission -- Father Manuel Dias and Financial Support from Macau -- Father Manuel Dias as Rector of the Three Southern Residences -- Father Alessandro Valignano Loosens the Links with Macau -- The Quest for Cathay: The Odyssey of Brother Bento de Gois.