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A History of Portugese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668

By Malyn Newitt

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
041523980X, 9780415239806
LCC
DP583 .N49 2004
Open Library ID
OL22606063M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2142563 bytes)
Edition
1st ed
Pages
320\319
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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 wars and natural disasters, and fending off attacks by the more heavily armed English and Dutch invaders until well into the 1600s. Including a detailed bibliography and glossary, A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 is an invaluable textbook for all those studying this fascinating period of European expansion

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