Introduction: Company Man

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Orthography and Usage ix
4. Prelude: Nagasaki, 1635 1
5. Introduction: Company Man 4
6. Part One. Inside the Empire
7. 1. Entering the Order 27
8. 2. The Visitor in Training 49
9. 3. Manager of Men 82
10. 4. In the Footsteps of the Apostles 116
11. 5. Among Archbishops, Emperors, and Viceroys 149
12. Part Two. At Empire's Edge
13. 6. The View from Macau 195
14. 7. To Beijing and Back Again 240
15. 8. Challenging Accommodation 278
16. 9. Sunrise in the West 326
17. 10. Sunset in the East 375
18. Conclusion: A Baroque Death 411
19. Abbreviations 445
20. Notes 447
21. Illustration Credits 493
22. Acknowledgments 495
23. Index 499