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history of Portuguese overseas expansion, 1400-1668
xiv, 300 pages, map : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
The origins of Portuguese expansion to 1469 -- Portuguese expansion, 1469-1500 -- Portuguese expansion in the East and the Atlantic, 1500 to 1515 -- The great Portuguese diaspora, 1515-1550 -- The Portuguese empire at its height, 1550-1580 -- Challenge and response : the Portuguese empire, 1580-1620 -- Defeat and survival, 1620-1668 -- Understanding Portuguese expansion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-286) and index.