Foundations of the Portuguese empire, 1415-1580 [[electronic resource] /] / by Bailey W. Diffie and George D. Winius

• Autore: Diffie Bailey W (Bailey Wallys), <1902-1983.>
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1977
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (586 p.)
• Disciplina: 909/.09/71246904
• Soggetto geografico: Portugal History; Portugal History Period of discoveries, 1385-1580
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WiniusGeorge D (George Davison)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Chapter 1. West-East Relations from Ancient Times to the Fourteenth Century A.D.; Chapter 2. Prelude to Empire: Portuguese and European Expansion to 1415; Chapter 3. Ceuta - the Beginning of Empire; Chapter 4. Portuguese Expansion in Africa and the Atlantic, 1415-37; Chapter 5. New Discoveries along the African Coast and the Old Spanish Rival; Chapter 6. Explorations to Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands; Chapter 7. Henry ""The Navigator"" Who Followed His Stars; Chapter 8. Navigation: Portuguese Haven-Finding in the Ocean Sea ; Chapter 9. Dividing the Land and the Waters: the Treaty of Alcáçovas, 1479-80Chapter 10. João II: the ""Perfect Prince"" Who Looked South and East; Chapter 11. Christopher Columbus: a Genoese Who Made a ""Portuguese"" Voyage for Spain; Chapter 12. Vasco da Gama: ""May the Devil Take You! What Brought You Here?""; Chapter 13. Cabral: the Captain Who Touched Four Continents; Illustrations and Maps; Chapter 14. Preconditions to an Asian Empire; Chapter 15. From Discovery to Conquest; Chapter 16. The Shape of Empire: the Nucleus, 1509-15 ; Chapter 17. The Shape of Empire, Continued: the Nucleus, 1515-80Chapter 18. Institutions of Trade and Government; Chapter 19. The Shape of Empire: the Western Periphery; Chapter 20. The Periphery: Indonesia; Chapter 21. The Periphery: China and Japan; Chapter 22. The Balance Sheet; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This account traces the history of the Portuguese overseas discoveries, following the expansion into the Atlantic island, the Madeiras, and the Azores. It continues the account with the history of Portuguese discoveries along the African coast, at Guinea, the Congo, and Good Hope, then follows the voyages of Vasco da Gama to India and to Cabra, Brazil, and the expansion in the early years of the sixteen century to Malacca, China, and the East Indies. The volume presents not only a useful narrative of the spread of Portuguese empire but also new interpretations and analyses of the Portuguese ov
• Titolo autorizzato: Foundations of the Portuguese empire, 1415-1580
• ISBN: 0-8166-8156-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454377503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Europe and the world in the Age of Expansion ; ; v. 1.