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1.

Race Relations in the Portuguese Colonial Empire, 1415-1825 » Read Now
by C. R. Boxer. 138 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...tions is borne out by the history of the Portuguese missions on the Guinea...19 The history of Portuguese relations with the kingdom...R. C. F. Maugham, Portuguese East...
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Christopher Columbus and the Portuguese, 1476-1498 » Read Now
by Rebecca Catz. 138 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Although much has been written about Columbus's life in Italy and Spain, little has been written about his formative years in Portugal. This work is the first book-length...
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Utopias of Otherness: Nationhood and Subjectivity in Portugal and Brazil » Read Now
by Fernando Arenas. 179 pgs.

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Counterinsurgency in Africa: The Portuguese Way of War, 1961-1974 » Read Now
by John P. Cann. 219 pgs.

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The first comprehensive account in English of how the Portuguese Armed Forces prepared for and conducted a distant counterinsurgency campaign in its African possessions with very limited resources, choosing to stay and fight despite the small odds for success. The Portuguese military crafted its...
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The first comprehensive account in English of how the Portuguese Armed Forces prepared for and conducted a distant counterinsurgency campaign in its African possessions with very limited resources, choosing to stay and fight despite the small odds for success. The Portuguese military crafted its doctrine and implemented it to match the guerrilla strategy of protracted war, and in doing so, followed the lessons gleaned from the British and French experiences in small wars. The Portuguese approach to the conflict was distinct in that it sought to combine the two-pronged national strategy of containing the cost of the war and of spreading the burden to the colonies with the solution on the battlefield. It describes how Portugal defined and analyzed its insurgency problem in light of the available knowledge on counterinsurgency, how it developed its military policies and doctrines in this context, and how it applied them in the African colonial environment. The uniqueness of its approach is highlighted through a thematic military analysis of the Portuguese effort and a comparison with the experiences of other governments fighting similar contemporaneous wars.
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The Structure of Portuguese Society: The Failure of Fascism (Chap. 4 "The Colonial Empire") » Read Now
by Diamantino P. Machado. 218 pgs.

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This macrohistorical study sheds light on the "Portuguese paradox": why a country with a vast and wealthy colonial empire became the poorest and most backward of Western European nations. Employing a class conflict perspective, Machado examines Portugal's Estado Novo and the eventual collapse of the...
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This macrohistorical study sheds light on the "Portuguese paradox": why a country with a vast and wealthy colonial empire became the poorest and most backward of Western European nations. Employing a class conflict perspective, Machado examines Portugal's Estado Novo and the eventual collapse of the reactionary coalition. He analyzes the important role of the state in Portugal's political economy between 1926 and 1974, offering new insights about the Estado Novo, Salazar, the military, and bureaucratic-authoritarian states.
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Every Inch a King: A Biography of Dom Pedro I, First Emperor of Brazil » Read Now
by Serio Correa Da Costa. 230 pgs.

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...documents in Brazilian history. In a certain sense...from the shades of colonial oppression. Having...broader notions of history, geography, or...peasant" which the...
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Sovereignty and Society in Colonial Brazil: The High Court of Bahia and Its Judges, 1609-1751 » Read Now
by Stuart B. Schwartz. 444 pgs.

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...1. The Portuguese Empire 16 2. Colonial Brazil 27...prominent in the history of European expansion...institutions of colonial Brazil often...many works on Portuguese and...
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European Colonial Rule, 1880-1940: The Impact of the West on India, Southeast Asia, and Africa » Read Now
by Rudolf von Albertini, Albert Wirz, John G. Williamson. 586 pgs.

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...several years studies of modern colonial history and the fact that no such general...colonial rule. The study of colonial history in the traditional sense...
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Essays concerning the Socioeconomic History of Brazil and Portuguese India » Read Now
by Dauril Alden, Warren Dean. 247 pgs.

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...contemporary Portuguese colonial society. Indigenous inhabitants of Portuguese areas were certainly...The Crowd in History, 1730-1848 New...possessions in Asia. The...
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Portuguese in South-East Africa, 1600-1700 » Read Now
by Eric Axelson. 228 pgs.

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...Notes on the history of the Wasegeju...John Gray, "Portuguese Records relating...south African history would have been...it was, the Portuguese victory ensured...chronicler...
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European Colonial Rule, 1880-1940: The Impact of the West on India, Southeast Asia, and Africa (Chap. 13 "Portugal in Africa") » Read Now
by Rudolf von Albertini, Albert Wirz, John G. Williamson. 586 pgs.

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...several years studies of modern colonial history and the fact that no such general...colonial rule. The study of colonial history in the traditional sense...
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The Portuguese Colony of Mocambique: An Economic Survey » Read Now
by C. F. Spence. 133 pgs.

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...recorded in history of any part of...arrival of the Portuguese, trade was carried...concentrate on colonial development...government of the Portuguese Empire...
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Encountering Macau: A Portuguese City-State on the Periphery of China, 1557-1999 » Read Now
by Geoffrey C. Gunn. 214 pgs.

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Portugal's Stand in Africa » Read Now
by Adriano Moreira. 268 pgs.

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The United Nations and Portugal: A Study of Anti-Colonialism » Read Now
by Franco Nogueira. 188 pgs.

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...F. Kennan, "History and Diplomacy...the Second Portuguese Edition...CHAPTER I The colonial policy of the...of the anti-colonialism of the United...juncture in history two...
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Portugal in Africa » Read Now
by James Duffy. 240 pgs.

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