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Winner of the Dom João de Castro Prize for Portuguese History
This is the story of the first and one of the greatest colonial empires: its birth, apotheosis, and decline. By approaching the history of the Portuguese empire thematically, A. J. R. Russell-Wood is able to pursue ideas and make connections that previously have been constrained by strict chronological approaches. Using the study of movement as a focus, Russell-Wood gains unique insight into the diversity, breadth, and balance between the competing interests and priorities that characterized the Portuguese culture and its expansion spanning four centuries' events on four different continents.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Maps
- List of Illustrations
- Preface to The Johns Hopkins Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Quincentennials
- I Portugal and The ‘Age of Discoveries’
- II Movers: Caravels, Carracks, Caravans, Canoes, and Carts
- III Flux and Reflux of People
- IV Ebb and Flow of Commodities
- V Dissemination of Flora and Fauna
- VI Transmission of Styles, Mores, and Ideas
- VII Movement in Word and Image
- Chronology
- Notes
- Bibliography
- A Note on Two Portuguese Artists
- Acknowledgements for Illustrations
- Index
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