Subrahmanyam, Sanjay <br/><br/>
The Portuguese empire in Asia, 1500-1700   A political and economic history /  
Subrahmanyam, Sanjay. 
 - London ; New York   Longman  1993 
 - xiii, 320 p. : maps ; 23 cm.  maps  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-299) and index. 
<br/><br/> TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>Introduction: the mythical faces of Portuguese Asia<br/>Early modern Asia: geo-politics and economic change<br/>Portuguese state and society 1200-1500<br/>Two patterns and their logic: creating an empire, 1498-1540<br/>The mid-sixteenth-century 'crisis'<br/>Between land-bound and sea-borne: reorientations, 1570-1610<br/>Empire in retreat, 1610-65<br/>Niches and networks: staying on, 1665-1700<br/>Portuguese Asian society I: the official realm<br/>Portuguese Asian society II: the frontier and beyond<br/>Conclusions: between banditry and capitalism. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0582050685 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Portuguese -- Colonization -- Asia.<br/>Economic, Social, and Cultural History of Asia<br/>Asia History, 1480-1905
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Asia History
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>KMD 950.04691  / SUB