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The Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700: A Political and Economic History
Sanjay Subrahmanyam
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Description for The Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700: A Political and Economic History
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
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.
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
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780470672914
SKU
V9780470672914
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About Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Sanjay Subrahmanyam is Professor and Chair of Indian History at UCLA, and has earlier taught in Delhi, Paris, and Oxford. His publications include The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama (1997) and Three Ways to be Alien (2011).
Reviews for The Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700: A Political and Economic History
"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 ... Read more