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Portuguese enterprise in the East : survival in the years 1707-1757 /

Drawing on unpublished materials from the Overseas Historical Archive, and other libraries in Portugal, this book considers Portuguese leadership and organization at home, where it pertained to the governance of the eastern colonies; as well as the formal and 'soft' instruments of state ap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sim, Teddy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Colección:European expansion and indigenous response ; v. 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Foreword; List of Maps and Tables; Abbreviations; Chapter One The Portuguese Empire in Asia; Chapter Two The Empire on the Eve of the Eighteenth Century; Chapter Three Leadership from Lisbon to Goa; Chapter Four Diplomacy and War; Chapter Five Commercial Challenges of the Eastern Empire; Chapter Six Imperial Power through Culture and Religion; Chapter Seven Beginning of a Reversal? 1741-57; Chapter Eight Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.