Power and Corruption in the Early Modern Portuguese World /

Encompassing numerous territories across four different continents, Portugal's early modern empire depended upon a vast and complex bureaucracy, yet colonial power did not reside solely in the centralized state. In a masterful reconceptualization of the functioning of empire, Erik Lars Myrup�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Myrup, Erik
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social networks.
Portuguese colonies.
Colonies > Administration.
Reseaux sociaux > Portugal > Histoire.
Social networks > Portugal > History.
Portugal.
Asia.
America.
Portugal > Colonies > Administration.
Portugal > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Portugal > Colonies > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Portugal > Colonies > Asia > Administration.
Portugal > Colonies > America > Administration.
Portugal > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Portugal > Colonies > History > 17th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Europe
  • Captivity, redemption, and the birth of a Royal Council
  • Kings, colonies, and councilors
  • Part II. South America
  • Centers and peripheries in the Luso-Brazilian world
  • Gambling governors and gilded lead
  • Part III. Asia
  • One king, two crowns
  • The case of the missing men.

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