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The Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700

A Political and Economic History

Sanjay Subrahmanyam author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:10th Apr '12

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Featuring updates and revisions that reflect recent historiography, this new edition of The Portuguese Empire in Asia 1500-1700 presents a comprehensive overview of Portuguese imperial history that considers Asian and European perspectives.

  • Features an argument-driven history with a clear chronological structure
  • Considers the latest developments in English, French, and Portuguese historiography
  • Offers a balanced view in a divisive area of historical study
  • Includes updated Glossary and Guide to Further Reading

"This masterful history of Europe's first great Early Modern maritime empire goes well beyond the limits of traditional nationalistic and Eurocentric interpretations. Integrating European and Asian sources, Subrahmanyam's new edition is a synthetic, interpretative and at times speculative book that sets the Portuguese Indian Ocean empire in the context of Asian and World history. There is no book in English that provides a better introduction to this topic."  (Expofairs.com, 23 October 2013)

 

ISBN: 9780470672914

Dimensions: 238mm x 160mm x 21mm

Weight: 590g

360 pages

2nd edition