The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808: A World on the Move
by A. J. R. Russell-wood
2021-01-10 09:29:29
The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808: A World on the Move
by A. J. R. Russell-wood
2021-01-10 09:29:29
By approaching the history of the Portuguese empire thematically, historian A.J.R. Russell-Wood paints a broad portrait of the first and one of the greatest colonial empires--its birth, apotheosis, and decline. Russell-Wood shows unique insight into ...
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By approaching the history of the Portuguese empire thematically, historian A.J.R. Russell-Wood paints a broad portrait of the first and one of the greatest colonial empires--its birth, apotheosis, and decline. Russell-Wood shows unique insight into the diversity and balance between competing interests and priorities that characterized the Portuguese culture and its expansion, spanning four centuries's events on four different continents. 84 illustrations.
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