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041			_aEng.
082			_aKMD 950.04691 _bSUB
100			_aSubrahmanyam, Sanjay _92515
245			_aThe Portuguese empire in Asia, 1500-1700 _bA political and economic history / _cSubrahmanyam, Sanjay.
260			_aLondon ; New York _bLongman _c1993
300			_axiii, 320 p. : maps ; 23 cm. _bmaps _c23 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 286-299) and index.
520			_aTABLE 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.
650			_aPortuguese -- Colonization -- Asia. _912399
650			_aEconomic, Social, and Cultural History of Asia _912400
650			_aAsia History, 1480-1905 _912401
655			_aAsia History _912402
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