Renascent empire? : the House of Braganza and the quest for stability in Portuguese monsoon Asia c.1640-1683

Renascent empire? the House of Braganza and the quest for stability in Portuguese monsoon Asia c.1640-1683

"Based on extensive archival research in Portugal, India, England, and France, this work provides the first monographic study of a crucial, yet hitherto ignored period in the history of Portugal's Asian empire: the years ca. 1640-1683. Ames' revisionist work demonstrates that, contrar...

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Main Author: Ames, Glenn Joseph (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press c2000.
Subjects:
Braganca, House of.
Portugal > History > 17th century.
Portugal > History > John IV, 1640-1656.
Portugal > History > Afonso VI, 1656-1683.
Portugal > Colonies > Asia > History > 17th century.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431131406719
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I Priorities in the Reino, c. 1640-1683; II Politics and Policies: Viceroys and Governors, c. 1661-1681; III Christians: Saints and Sinners, c. 1640-1683; IV Spices: The Carreira da India, c. 1640-1683; V Administration: European Hierarchies and the Resiliency of Indigenous Structures, 1640-1683; VI Foreign Policy: Diplomatic Relations with the Reis Vizinhos and European Rivals, 1640-1683; VII An African Eldorado: The Quest for Wealth in Mozambique and the Rios de Cuama, c. 1640-1683; Conclusion Portuguese Asia, c. 1683; Bibliography; Notes; Index

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