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A history of Portuguese overseas expansion, 1400-1668 / / Malyn Newitt



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Autore: Newitt M. D. D. Visualizza persona
Titolo: A history of Portuguese overseas expansion, 1400-1668 / / Malyn Newitt Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (319 p.)
Disciplina: 325/.3469/09031
Soggetto geografico: Portugal History Period of discoveries, 1385-1580
Portugal History Modern, 1580-
Portugal Territorial expansion
Portugal Colonies History
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Classificazione: 15.59
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-286) and index.
Nota di contenuto: The origins of Portuguese expansion to 1469 -- Portuguese expansion, 1469-1500 -- Portuguese expansion in the East and the Atlantic, 1500 to 1515 -- The great Portuguese diaspora, 1515-1550 -- The Portuguese empire at its height, 1550-1580 -- Challenge and response : the Portuguese empire, 1580-1620 -- Defeat and survival, 1620-1668 -- Understanding Portuguese expansion.
Sommario/riassunto: A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 provides an accessible survey of how the Portuguese became so influential during this period and how Portuguese settlements were founded in areas as far flung as Asia, Africa and South America.Malyn Newitt examines how the ideas and institutions of a late medieval society were deployed to aid expansion into Africa and the Atlantic islands, as well as how, through rivalry with Castile, this grew into a worldwide commercial enterprise. Finally, he considers how resilient the Portuguese overseas communities were, surviving wa
Titolo autorizzato: A history of Portuguese overseas expansion, 1400-1668  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-24115-2
1-134-55304-8
0-203-32404-8
9786610241156
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910450698003321
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