Preliminary Material
pp.: i–xxiii
Introduction: The Missing Link
pp.: 1–9 (9)
Chapter One: The Tributary System Challenged
pp.: 11–25 (15)
Chapter Two: Nicolas Iquan before 1627
pp.: 27–46 (20)
Chapter Three: The Survival Game of the Mercenaries 1628–1631
pp.: 47–61 (15)
Chapter Four: The Establishment of the An-Hai Trading Emporium 1630–1633
pp.: 63–76 (14)
Chapter Five: Stormy Weather at the Imperial Court and on the South China Coast 1632–1633
pp.: 77–90 (14)
Chapter Six: The Winding Ways towards the Western Ocean 1631–1636
pp.: 91–100 (10)
Chapter Seven: The Risk of Politics and the Politics of Risk 1636–1640
pp.: 101–115 (15)
Chapter Eight: In Search of Silver in a Changing World 1640–1646
pp.: 117–135 (19)
Chapter Nine: The Open Coast of the Chinese Empire 1646–1650
pp.: 137–150 (14)
Chapter Ten: Fukienese Exceptionalism Transformed into a Political Project 1650–1654
pp.: 151–164 (14)
Chapter Eleven: The Passions of a Merchant Prince 1654–1657
pp.: 165–189 (25)
Chapter Twelve: From Defeat to Victory 1658–1662
pp.: 191–204 (14)
Chapter Thirteen: All Acknowledged by the Kings 1663–1667
pp.: 205–224 (20)
Chapter Fourteen: Monopoly Lost 1669–1683
pp.: 225–246 (22)
Conclusion: Defensive and Aggressive Monopolies
pp.: 247–252 (6)
Notes
pp.: 253–328 (76)
Appendix II
pp.: 337–344 (8)
Bibliography
pp.: 345–355 (11)
Index
pp.: 357–365 (9
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