The Fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon : Transition to Dutch Rule / George Davison Winius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winius, George Davison, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dutch.

Geschichte Asiens.

Holandeses en Ceilán.

Koloniale periode.

Kolonialismus.

Nederlanders.

Portugezen.

Portuguese.

Portugueses en la India.

Dutch--Sri Lanka--History.

Portuguese--India--History.

Portuguese--Sri Lanka--History.

Local Subjects:

Dutch--Sri Lanka--History.

Portuguese--India--History.

Portuguese--Sri Lanka--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.): 3 Ktn.

Edition:

Reprint 2014

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Illustrations

Contents

Part 1. The Military Predicament

I. Ceylon / The Cartography of a Dilemma, 1594-1629

II. Ceylon / The Last Stand of Dom Constantino de Sá, 1630

III. Ceylon / Stalemate and Dutch Intervention, 1630-1641

Part 2. The Abortive Negotiations

IV. Lisbon, Goa, The Hague, Brazil, Angola / A Crown in Crisis, 1641-1643

V. Goa, Batavia, and Ceylon / A Matter of Principle, 1643-1644

Part 3. The Disordered Polity

VI. Goal The Vicious Circle, about 1610-1650

VII. Goa, Ceylon, The Hague, and Lisbon/ In Time of Truce, 1645-1652

VIII. Goa and Ceylon / War and Two Revolts, 1652-1655

IX. Goa and Ceylon / The Debacle, 1655-1656

Retrospect

Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, and Index

Appendix. Viceroys and Governors of Portuguese India and Captains-General of Ceylon, 1594-1656

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-674-86311-9

OCLC:

1013938505