Portugal in European and world history / Malyn Newitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newitt, M. D. D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portugal--History.

Portugal.

Portugal--Foreign relations.

Portugal--History, Military.

Portugal--Territorial expansion.

Lisbon (Portugal)--History.

Lisbon (Portugal).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fresh appraisal of Portuguese history and its role in the development of Europe and the world. The author shows how Portugal has moved from being the last colonial power to one of the most enthusiastic exponents of the modern European ideal. 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 worlda from early Moorish times to the English Alliance of 1650a 1900 and through the countrya Ts 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 Moorsa one of the oldest points of contact between Western Europe and Islam; the opening up of trade with western Africa; and the explorations of Vasco de Gama and the evolution of Portugal as the first commercial empire of modern times. Newitt also examines Portugala Ts role in the Counter-reformation, in Spaina Ts wars in Europe, and in the Anglo-Portuguese alliance. Finally, Newitt analyzes the fall of fascism and the Portuguese decolonization within the context of larger global empires and movements.This new account of a country with a rich history shows how Portugal has moved from being the last colonial power to one of the most enthusiastic proponents of the modern European ideal.

Contents:

The Second Crusade and the capture of Lisbon The Hundred Years War and the crisis of Portuguese independence Portugal and the discoveries The first European maritime empire The union with Spain and the Armada 1578-89 The Portuguese restoration and the general crisis of the seventeenth century Portugal, the Inquisition and the triumph of English merchant capitalism The Lisbon earthquake, the Enlightenment and crisis politics Portugal's moment of truth: the French and British struggle for the control of Lisbon Portugal among the great powers: the scramble for Africa Portugal and the end of empire

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-241) and index.

ISBN:

9786612795930

9781282795938

1282795937

9781861897015

1861897014

OCLC:

671647722