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UNINA9910144111703321 |
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Autore |
Ames Glenn Joseph |
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Titolo |
Renascent empire? : the House of Braganza and the quest for stability in Portuguese monsoon Asia c.1640-1683 / / Glenn J. Ames |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-97230-4 |
9786611972301 |
90-485-0358-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (263 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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325.3469095 |
900 |
950.3 |
950/.0971/2469 |
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Soggetti |
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Portugal History 17th century |
Portugal History John IV, 1640-1656 |
Portugal History Afonso VI, 1656-1683 |
Portugal Colonies Asia History 17th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-226) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I Priorities in the Reino, c. 1640-1683; II Politics and Policies: Viceroys and Governors, c. 1661-1681; III Christians: Saints and Sinners, c. 1640-1683; IV Spices: The Carreira da India, c. 1640-1683; V Administration: European Hierarchies and the Resiliency of Indigenous Structures, 1640-1683; VI Foreign Policy: Diplomatic Relations with the Reis Vizinhos and European Rivals, 1640-1683; VII An African Eldorado: The Quest for Wealth in Mozambique and the Rios de Cuama, c. 1640-1683; Conclusion Portuguese Asia, c. 1683; Bibliography; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Based on extensive archival research in Portugal, India, England, and France, this work provides the first monographic study of a crucial, yet hitherto ignored period in the history of Portugal's Asian empire: the years ca. 1640-1683. Ames' revisionist work demonstrates that, contrary to the traditional view of the inevitable decline and stagnation |
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