The Maritime Kingdom: The Zheng Dynasty in East Asia
- Thread starter Faeelin
- Start date
Literally: Do not forget the (events that transpired in the) Kingdom of Lui
Figuratively: Do not forget the past
ie: CKS's vow to reconquer the mainland.
To put it in context, the phrase refers to the story of how the State of Qi, when cornered to their last stronghold in the city of Ju/Lui by the State of Yan, managed to reconquer its lost ground and drive back the invaders. Ju itself was once the former state of Ju/Lui before Qi conquered it, which gives additional meaning as a city at the frontier rather than the heartland of Qi. The parallels were close enough to Taiwan that Chiang used the phrase.
Thank you all.
I'm going to try to get a post up this weekend on the war with Spain, but I'm curious in people's thoughts on a brief collapse in the Manila galleon trade system. In China, this might intensify the Kangxi Depression, but I'm not sure about Spain. Lots of historians have suggested the trade was a drain on Spain, because they foolishly traded silver for luxury goods. This seems rather absurd to me, since you can't eat silver, but I'd be curious in others' thoughts.
I'm going to try to get a post up this weekend on the war with Spain, but I'm curious in people's thoughts on a brief collapse in the Manila galleon trade system. In China, this might intensify the Kangxi Depression, but I'm not sure about Spain. Lots of historians have suggested the trade was a drain on Spain, because they foolishly traded silver for luxury goods. This seems rather absurd to me, since you can't eat silver, but I'd be curious in others' thoughts.
I think the point was that the Spanish didn't use that silver to promote their native industry.Compared to other countries,the Spanish infrastructure and industry was extremely bad by the end of the empire.
John Fredrick Parker
Donor
FWIU, that revolt itself also looks like it had a very notable impact on making the Qing dynasty the complicated ethnic quasi-caste system it became OTL.
Books? Try:
Growth and Decline: Essays on Philippine Church History by John N. Schumacher
Spain, China, and Japan in Manila, 1571–1644: Local Comparisons and Global Connections by Birgit Tremml-Werner (here's a sample of the book and the full dissertation on which it is based).
The Age of Trade: The Manila Galleons and the Dawn of the Global Economy by Arturo Giraldez (more of a global perspective but there are details on Manila itself and how it was governed).
Sampaloc’s Sacred Ground: The Franciscan Backstory (1613–1918) by Martin R. Gaerlan (not written as an academic work but historian Jose Victor Z. Torres gave it a good review. The book doesn't have any central thesis or theme. It just follows the history of 3 places in Manila).
Musical politics of empire: the loa in 18th century Manila by David irving (about a type of poetic composition)
State and Society in the Philippines Noel M. Morada (covers the Philippines from the Spanish conquest to the modern day so a lot might not be useful to you)
El Costo del Imperio Asiático: La Formación Colonial de las Islas Filipinas bajo Dominio Español, 1565–1800 by Luís Alonso Álvarez ( a collection of essays that deal with the Philippines from the Spanish conquest to the Bourbon reforms).
Would you like me to list some 19th-20th century books on the Philippines as well?
Also, I have access to Jstor and Project Muse so feel free to ask if there's a specific topic you'd like to find out more about. There's a pretty good chance that there'll be at least a few good articles and/or books on the topic.
@Faeelin Did you see my post? Just want to make sure you didn't miss the alert. Carry on if you're just busy.
I, too, would like to see this continue. I certainly understand about RealLife, though.
