The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415 1670 brings together a collection of documents all in new English translation that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa in the period from 1400 to 1650. This period witnessed the diaspora of the Sephardic Jews, the emigration of Portuguese to West Africa and the islands, and the beginnings of the black diaspora associated with the slave trade. The documents show how the Portuguese tried to understand the societies with which they came into contact and to reconcile their experience with the...
The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415 1670 brings together a collection of documents all in new English translation that illustrate aspects of the encou...
Despite its modest size, Portugal has played a major part in the development of Europe and the modern world. In Portugal in European and World History Malyn Newitt offers a fresh appraisal of Portuguese history and its role in the world from early Moorish times to the English Alliance of 1650 1900 and through the country s liberal revolution in 1974.
Newitt specifically examines episodes where Portugal was a key player or innovator in history. Chapters focus on such topics as Moorish Portugal, describing the cultural impact of contact with the Moors one of the oldest points of...
Despite its modest size, Portugal has played a major part in the development of Europe and the modern world. In Portugal in European and World H...
