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The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Complete Edition (Vol. 1&2)By Juan González de Mendoza

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The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China is one of early modern Europe's most influential syntheses of Ming China, presenting its geography, government, laws, military, learning, religion, commerce, and customs with an admiration unusual for its age. Written in a lucid, compendious prose typical of Renaissance cosmography and missionary travel literature, it transforms reports, letters, and eyewitness testimonies into a coherent portrait of a sophisticated empire. Juan González de Mendoza, a Spanish Augustinian friar and later bishop, never reached China himself, yet his intellectual and ecclesiastical milieu made him an ideal compiler. Drawing on Iberian missionary accounts, especially those circulating through Mexico, Manila, and Portugal, he wrote at a moment when Spain sought deeper knowledge of Asia for evangelization, diplomacy, and imperial strategy. His work reflects both Christian missionary hopes and genuine curiosity about Chinese institutions. This book is recommended to readers interested in the history of cross-cultural encounter, early Sinology, and the European imagination of Asia. Though shaped by its sources and period assumptions, it remains indispensable for understanding how China entered European scholarly and political consciousness in the sixteenth century. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

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GenreHistory

Length21 hrs 23 mins

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Publish dateJul 3, 2020

LanguageEnglish

1What I Saw in California (Annotated)

10Volume 2

2Volume 1

11THE ARGUMENT OF THE FIRST PART.

3INTRODUCTION.

12HISTORIEOF THEMIGHTIE KINGDOME OF CHINA, (pt. 1)

4THE HISTORIE OF THEGREAT AND MIGHTIE KINGDOME OF CHINA, AND THE SITUATION THEREOF: Togither with the great riches, huge citties, politike gouernement, and rare inuentions in the same.

13HISTORIEOF THEMIGHTIE KINGDOME OF CHINA, (pt. 2)

5THE HISTORIE OF THE MIGHTIE KINGDOME OF CHINA, IN THE WHICH IS CONTAINED THE NOTABLE THINGS OF THAT KINGDOME, TOUCHING THAT WHICH IS NATURALL.

14HISTORIE OF THEMIGHTIE KINGDOME OF CHINA,[124] [125] (pt. 1)

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6THE HISTORIE OF THE MIGHTIE KINGDOME OF CHINA, WHEREIN SHALBE DECLARED, OF THE RELIGION THAT IS AMONGST THE PEOPLE, AND OF THEIR IDOLS THAT THEY DO WORSHIP, AND OF OTHER THINGS TOUCHING THAT THEY DO VSE ABOUE NATURE.

15HISTORIE OF THEMIGHTIE KINGDOME OF CHINA,[124] [125] (pt. 2)

7THE THIRD BOOKE AND HISTORIE OF THE GREAT AND MIGHTIE KINGDOME OF CHINA, IN THE WHICH IS CONTAYNED MANY NOTABLE THINGS WOORTHIE TO BE CONSIDERED OF, TOUCHING MORALL AND POLLITIKE MATTERS. (pt. 1)

16COMMENTARIE, ORSHORT DISCOURSE, (pt. 1)

8THE THIRD BOOKE AND HISTORIE OF THE GREAT AND MIGHTIE KINGDOME OF CHINA, IN THE WHICH IS CONTAYNED MANY NOTABLE THINGS WOORTHIE TO BE CONSIDERED OF, TOUCHING MORALL AND POLLITIKE MATTERS. (pt. 2)

17COMMENTARIE, ORSHORT DISCOURSE, (pt. 2)

9FOOTNOTES:

18Memorable Quotes