Foundations of the Portuguese empire, 1415-1580 [[electronic resource] /] / by Bailey W. Diffie and George D. Winius
| 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.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1977 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (586 p.) |
| Disciplina | 909/.09/71246904 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WiniusGeorge D (George Davison) |
| Collana | Europe and the world in the Age of Expansion |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8166-8156-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454377503321 |
Diffie Bailey W (Bailey Wallys), <1902-1983.>
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1977 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Foundations of the Portuguese empire, 1415-1580 / / Bailey W. Diffie, George D. Winius
| Foundations of the Portuguese empire, 1415-1580 / / Bailey W. Diffie, George D. Winius |
| Autore | Diffie Bailey W (Bailey Wallys), <1902-1983.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1977 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxx, 533 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 909/.09/71246904 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WiniusGeorge D (George Davison) |
| Collana | Europe and the world in the Age of Expansion |
| ISBN | 0-8166-8156-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | West-East relations from ancient times to the fourteenth century A.D. -- Prelude to empire: Portuguese and European expansion to 1415 -- Ceuta - the beginning of empire -- Portuguese expansion in Africa and the Atlantic, 1415-37 -- New discoveries along the African coast and the old Spanish rival -- Explorations to Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands -- Henry "the navigator" who followed his stars -- Navigation: Portuguese haven-finding in the ocean sea -- Dividing the land and the waters: the Treaty of Alcáçovas, 1479-80 -- Joāo II: the "perfect prince" who looked south and east -- Christopher Columbus: a Genoese who made a "Portuguese" voyage for Spain -- Vasco da Gama: "May the devil take you! What brought you here?" -- Cabral: the captain who touched four continents -- Preconditions to an Asian empire -- From discovery to conquest -- The shape of empire: the nucleus, 1509-15 -- The shape of empire, continued: the nucleus, 1515-80 -- Institutions of trade and government -- The shape of empire: the Western periphery -- The periphery: Indonesia -- The periphery: China and Japan -- The balance sheet. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782085303321 |
Diffie Bailey W (Bailey Wallys), <1902-1983.>
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| Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1977 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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