The Portuguese empire in Asia, 1500-1700 A political and economic history / Subrahmanyam, Sanjay.

By:

Subrahmanyam, Sanjay

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; New York Longman 1993Description: xiii, 320 p. : maps ; 23 cm. maps 23 cmISBN:

0582050685

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Asia History

DDC classification:

KMD 950.04691 SUB

Summary: TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: the mythical faces of Portuguese Asia Early modern Asia: geo-politics and economic change Portuguese state and society 1200-1500 Two patterns and their logic: creating an empire, 1498-1540 The mid-sixteenth-century 'crisis' Between land-bound and sea-borne: reorientations, 1570-1610 Empire in retreat, 1610-65 Niches and networks: staying on, 1665-1700 Portuguese Asian society I: the official realm Portuguese Asian society II: the frontier and beyond Conclusions: between banditry and capitalism.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference Books	ICES Kandy Ready Reference Section	Dr. K.M. de Silva’s Collections	KMD 950.04691 SUB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	K008288

Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-299) and index.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: the mythical faces of Portuguese Asia
Early modern Asia: geo-politics and economic change
Portuguese state and society 1200-1500
Two patterns and their logic: creating an empire, 1498-1540
The mid-sixteenth-century 'crisis'
Between land-bound and sea-borne: reorientations, 1570-1610
Empire in retreat, 1610-65
Niches and networks: staying on, 1665-1700
Portuguese Asian society I: the official realm
Portuguese Asian society II: the frontier and beyond
Conclusions: between banditry and capitalism.

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