03069nam 2200541 a 450 991045820580332120200520144314.01-282-79593-797866127959301-86189-701-4(CKB)2560000000056146(StDuBDS)AH25020788(SSID)ssj0000425753(PQKBManifestationID)11264025(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425753(PQKBWorkID)10372388(PQKB)11429821(MiAaPQ)EBC3031604(Au-PeEL)EBL3031604(CaPaEBR)ebr10430656(CaONFJC)MIL279593(OCoLC)671647722(EXLCZ)99256000000005614620101221d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrPortugal in European and world history[electronic resource] /Malyn NewittLondon Reaktion Books20091 online resource (256 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-86189-519-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-241) and index.A fresh appraisal of Portuguese history and its role in the development of Europe and the world. The author shows how Portugal has moved from being the last colonial power to one of the most enthusiastic exponents of the modern European ideal.Despite its modest size, Portugal has played a major part in the development of Europe and the modern world. In Portugal in European and World History Malyn Newitt offers a fresh appraisal of Portuguese history and its role in the worlda from early Moorish times to the English Alliance of 1650a 1900 and through the countrya Ts liberal revolution in 1974. Newitt specifically examines episodes where Portugal was a key player or innovator in history. Chapters focus on such topics as Moorish Portugal, describing the cultural impact of contact with the Moorsa one of the oldest points of contact between Western Europe and Islam; the opening up of trade with western Africa; and the explorations of Vasco de Gama and the evolution of Portugal as the first commercial empire of modern times. Newitt also examines Portugala Ts role in the Counter-reformation, in Spaina Ts wars in Europe, and in the Anglo-Portuguese alliance. Finally, Newitt analyzes the fall of fascism and the Portuguese decolonization within the context of larger global empires and movements.This new account of a country with a rich history shows how Portugal has moved from being the last colonial power to one of the most enthusiastic proponents of the modern European ideal.PortugalHistoryPortugalForeign relationsElectronic books.946.9Newitt M. D. D874423MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458205803321Portugal in European and world history2214061UNINA