Portugal and its Empire, 1250-1800 (Collected Essays in Memory of Glenn J. Ames).
Author | : Ivana Elbl |
Publisher | : Baywolf Press |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2012-08-30 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Portugal and its Empire, 1250-1800 (Collected Essays in Memory of Glenn J. Ames). written by Ivana Elbl and published by Baywolf Press. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection, which appeared as Vol. 17, No. 1 of the Portuguese Studies Review, features one of the last studies by Glenn Ames, dealing with the Goa Inquisition and with Franco-Portuguese rivalry in the Indian Ocean. The study heads a collection of essays covering Portuguese late medieval nobiliary registers, papal policy and Portuguese trade in sub-Saharan Africa, Portuguese Sebastianist millenarianism, the visual staging of political power in Rio de Janeiro, the commercial genesis of slave "ethnonyms", personal slave narratives, and women's voting rights in Portugal. The collection presents essays by Glenn J. Ames, José d'Assunção Barros, Ivana Elbl, José Maurício Saldanha Álvarez, Eduardo Medeiros, Adriana Pereira Campos, and Elsa M. Dias.