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The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808 : A World on the Move by Anthony John Russell Russell-Wood is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808 : A World on the Move about?
By approaching the history of the Portuguese empire thematically, historian A.J.R. Russell-Wood paints a broad portrait of the first and one of the greatest colonial empires--its birth, apotheosis, and decline. Russell-Wood shows unique insight into the diversity and balance between competing interests and priorities that characterized the Portuguese culture and its expansion, spanning four centuries's events on four different continents. 84 illustrations.
Who reads The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808 : A World on the Move?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Anthony John Russell Russell-Wood
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780801859557
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, European History, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (2 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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