The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808

A World on the Move

By:

A.J.R.Russell- Wood

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Paperback / softback

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This is the story of a great colonial empire - its birth, apotheosis and decline. Approaching the subject thematically and using the study of movement as a focus, the text provides a picture of highly mobile merchants, missionaries and administrators who characterized Portuguese culture and its expansion. It offers insights into the diversity, breadth and balance between their competing interests and priorities, spanning four centuries on four different continents. The book describes the ebb and flow of commodities, the dissemination of flora and fauna, and the transmission of styles, theories and ideas which took place during the rule of the Portuguese empire.

Author Biography:

A. J. R. Russell-Wood is professor of history at the Johns Hopkins University. His books include Fidalgos and Philanthropists: The Santa Casa de Misericoridia of Bahia; Society and Government in Colonial Brazil, 1500-1822; and From Colony to Nation: Essays on the Independence of Brazil.

Release date Australia

September 25th, 1998

Author

A.J.R.Russell- Wood

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Illustrations

84 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

384

Dimensions

152x229x20

ISBN-13

9780801859557

Product ID

3221988

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