Research results questioned to society (Book review: Etsuko Miyata, "Manila Galleon boueki: toujiki no taiheiyou bouekiken (Manila Glleon Trade: Pacific trade zone for ceramics)", Tokyo: Keio university press inc., 2017.)
During the Age of Discovery, Western ships often visited the seas of Asia. Spain established the galleon trade between Manila in the Philippines and Acapulco in Mexico. A number of Asian goods were brought to the West through the trade. Focusing on ceramics, this book looks at the reality of this trade. What emerges from this?