LEADER 03823nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910791550603321 005 20230817232923.0 010 $a1-282-79593-7 010 $a9786612795930 010 $a1-86189-701-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000056146 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25020788 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000425753 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11264025 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425753 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10372388 035 $a(PQKB)11429821 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3031604 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3031604 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10430656 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL279593 035 $a(OCoLC)671647722 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000056146 100 $a20101221d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPortugal in European and world history /$fMalyn Newitt 210 $aLondon $cReaktion Books$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (256 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a1-86189-519-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-241) and index. 327 $aThe Second Crusade and the capture of Lisbon The Hundred Years War and the crisis of Portuguese independence Portugal and the discoveries The first European maritime empire The union with Spain and the Armada 1578-89 The Portuguese restoration and the general crisis of the seventeenth century Portugal, the Inquisition and the triumph of English merchant capitalism The Lisbon earthquake, the Enlightenment and crisis politics Portugal's moment of truth: the French and British struggle for the control of Lisbon Portugal among the great powers: the scramble for Africa Portugal and the end of empire 330 8 $aA fresh appraisal of Portuguese history and its role in the development of Europe and the world. The author shows how Portugal has moved from being the last colonial power to one of the most enthusiastic exponents of the modern European ideal.$bDespite 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. 607 $aPortugal$xHistory 607 $aPortugal$xForeign relations 607 $aPortugal$xHistory, Military 607 $aPortugal$xTerritorial expansion 607 $aLisbon (Portugal)$xHistory 676 $a946.9 700 $aNewitt$b M. D. D$0874423 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791550603321 996 $aPortugal in European and world history$93732616 997 $aUNINA