Description: 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.
Review Quotes: "This book presents eight varied essays, each an interesting example of quality scholarly writing."
-- Renaissance Quarterly
"The range of primary texts examined and the depth of secondary references make the book a valuable resource for .... interdisciplinary work on Europe and Asia."
--Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies
"Asian Travel in the Renaissance provides some engaging studies of early modern European writing about Southeast Asia."
--Studies in Travel Writing