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Hesselink, R. H.,

The dream of Christian Nagasaki : world trade and the clash of cultures, 1560-1640 / Reinier H. Hesselink. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Founding fathers (1561/1586) -- Part II. Brave new world (1586/1613) -- Part III. Forging a Yamato soul (1614/1629) -- Epilogue: Nagasaki in the 1630s.

"Nagasaki, on the west coast of the Japanese island of Kyushu, is known for having been the target of an atomic bomb attack on August 9, 1945. This book is the first comprehensive history of the rise and fall of Christian Nagasaki (1560-1640). The author provides narrative of the city's early years from European and Japanese perspective"--

ISBN: 9781476624747 1476624747

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1500-1699

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christians--History--Japan--Nagasaki-shi--16th century.
Christians--History--Japan--Nagasaki-shi--17th century.
HISTORY / Asia / Japan
Christians.
Ethnic relations.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) - Ethnic relations.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History--16th century.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History--17th century.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--Ethnic relations.
Japan--Nagasaki-shi.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DS897.N2957 / H47 2016eb

Dewey Class. No.: 952/.24402