The Asia-Pacific at the JCBLMain MenuThe Asia-Pacific on the Shelves of the John Carter Brown LibraryBibliography of texts, maps, and manuscriptsThe Fifteenth CenturyThe Age of Columbus and Vasco de GamaSixteenth Century EncountersThe Seventeenth CenturyAn age of rogues and adventurers on the high seas.The Eighteenth CenturyAn age of enlightenment and empireVoyage and ExplorationThe Asia-Pacific in MapsDevelopments in cartography and seagoing exploration intertwined to form the sinews of early modern global connectedness.The Jesuits in East AsiaBooks by Spanish AuthorsBooks in English by British AuthorsDescriptions of ChinaJapanTexts printed in or describing JapanCaroline Franka1a5e7e9a2c3dba76ecb2896a93bf66ac8d1635e
The Nineteenth Century
1media/BotanyBayAnnHope1798.jpg2016-01-15T16:00:53-08:00Caroline Franka1a5e7e9a2c3dba76ecb2896a93bf66ac8d1635e53984Modernity and Mature Capitalismimage_header2016-02-03T07:14:07-08:00Caroline Franka1a5e7e9a2c3dba76ecb2896a93bf66ac8d1635eIn the West—and parts of the East—we see the breakdown of large imperial monopolies, from Spain to England, and the emergence of private, integrated multinational firms. Knowledge is ever important but becomes a handmaiden to capitalist endeavor.