The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808

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The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808 is written by A. J. R. Russell-Wood and published by JHU Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1421441209 (ISBN 10) and 9781421441207 (ISBN 13).

Winner of the Dom João de Castro Prize for Portuguese History This is the story of the first and one of the greatest colonial empires: its birth, apotheosis, and decline. By approaching the history of the Portuguese empire thematically, A. J. R. Russell-Wood is able to pursue ideas and make connections that previously have been constrained by strict chronological approaches. Using the study of movement as a focus, Russell-Wood gains unique insight into the diversity, breadth, and balance between the competing interests and priorities that characterized the Portuguese culture and its expansion spanning four centuries' events on four different continents.