Conquerors : how Portugal forged the first global empire / Roger Crowley.
Conquerors : how Portugal forged the first global empire / Roger Crowley.
Conquerors : how Portugal forged the first global empire / Roger Crowley.
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New York : Random House, [2015]
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G 2015/4049
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English
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Physical content
xxv, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
The prow of Europe -- Reconnaissance : the route to the Indies. The India plan ; The race ; Vasco da Gama ; "The Devil take you!" ; The Samudri -- Contest : monopolies and holy war. Cabral ; The fate of the Miri ; Fury and vengeance ; Toeholds ; The Kingdom of India ; The great whore of Babylon ; "T...
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New York : Random House, [2015]
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First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
Historian and New York Times bestselling author Crowley presents the epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers--a tactical advantage no other country could match.
The epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers--a tactical advantage no other country could match. Portugal's discovery of a sea route to India, campaign of imperial conquest over Muslim rulers, and domination of the spice tr...
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Conquerors : how Portugal forged the first global empire / Roger Crowley.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-351) and index.
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G 2015/4049
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9780812994001 hardcover
0812994000 hardcover
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909.0971246905
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991023256329702626
