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A critical reassessment of world-shaping Portuguese voyages of discovery that places these quests in historical context. The lasting impact of historic Portuguese voyages of discovery is unquestionable. The slave trade, the diaspora of the Sephardic Jews, and the intercontinental spread of plants and animals all make clear these voyages' long-term global significance. Navigations reexamines these Portuguese quests by placing them in their medi...

The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and one of the continent's principal arteries of movement, migration, conquest and commerce. In this book, historian Malyn Newitt quotes rarely used Portuguese sources that throw vivid light on the culture of the river peoples and their relations with the Portuguese creole society of the prazos. Hitherto unused manuscript material illustrates Portuguese and British colonial rule over the peopl...

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Gomes's Viagem..., written in 1648, presents in rare detail the relations of the Portuguese creole community with the African population of south-central Africa.

A fascinating reappraisal of Britain's `oldest ally', the House of Braganza.

A history of Mozambique from the 15th century to the present. It traces two major themes: the gradual development of forms of overall political control and the periodic crises that led to disintegration and social dislocation. An extended final chapter looks at the country since independence.

This comprehensive history traces the evolution of modern Mozambique, from its early modern origins in the Indian Ocean trading system and the Portuguese maritime empire to the fifteen-year civil war that followed independence and its continued after-effects. Though peace was achieved in 1992 through international mediation, Mozambique's remarkable recovery has shown signs of stalling. Malyn Newitt explores the historical roots of Mozambican d...

This 1690s account describes in detail the relationship of the Portuguese with the peoples of East Central Africa, and tells of the rise of the Changamira dynasty in what is now Zimbabwe.

Today Portuguese is the seventh most widely spoken language in the world and Brazil is a new economic powerhouse. both phenomena result from the Portuguese "Discoveries" of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and the Catholic missions that planted Portuguese communities in every continent. Some were part of the Portuguese empire but many survived independently under other rulers with their own Creole languages and indigenized Portuguese cul...

Collecting together sources such as letters, official documents and personal accounts, this volume charts the Portuguese discovery and settlement within East Africa from the late fifteenth- to the seventeenth century.

Over a period of 250 years Portuguese became the global language of maritime trade, and Iberian silver circulated as a world trading currency. "A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 provides an accessible survey of how the Portuguese became so influential during this period and how Portuguese settlements were founded in areas as far flung as Asia, Africa and South America. Malyn Newitt examines how the ideas and institutions of ...

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An engrossing history of Portugal from the fifteenth century to the present day, examining how exploration, imperialism and migration shaped the Portuguese and their global diaspora.

A splendidly written portrait of Mozambique in the colonial and post-colonial eras, by the premier historian of the country.

This book summarizes five hundred years of the history of the societiesthat exist within the area that became Mozambique in 1891. It also takes the storyup to the present, including the War of Liberation and Mozambique afterindependence. It is work of major scholarship that will appeal to experts andstudents alike.

Portugal is a country that has sometimes been dismissed as small and relatively unimportant. This title demonstrates that the contrary is true, showing that Portugal has been crucial to the development of Europe and the modern world. It offers a fresh appraisal of Portuguese history and its role in the world.

studying this fascinating period of expansion by all the European powers.

Presents documents that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa from 1400 to 1650.

Presents documents that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa from 1400 to 1650.