Darkness and Light - DragonLance Preludes #1 - Thompson Paul B. & Cook, Thomas C. - 2003

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376 pages. Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. Edges of pages are reasonably browned. Remainder mark on page edges. The year 1543 marked the beginning of a new global consciousness in Japan with the arrival of shipwrecked Portuguese merchants on Tanegashima Island in Southern Japan. Other Portuguese rapidly followed and Japan became aware of a world beyond India. The Portuguese brought with them the musket, which was quickly copied and began to change Japanese warfare and influence their unification process. After the merchants had opened the way, the first missionary, Francis Xavier, arrived in 1549 and the Christian century began. The arrival of the Portuguese was recorded in the Tanegashima Kafu, the Teppoki and the Kunitomo Teppoki, which are here translated and presented together with European reports. Special attention is given to the role of Tanegashima Island and Mendes Pinto, who wrote his famous picaresque account of Japan, the Peregrinacam. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0786929235. ISBN/EAN: 9780786929238. Inventory No: 17090271. By: Thompson Paul B. & Cook, Thomas C. Year: 2003 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: