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(Dis)connected Empires : imperial Portugal, Sri Lankan diplomacy, and the making of a Habsburg conquest in Asia /

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(Dis)connected Empires offers a new contribution to the current debate on the role of global history in a world of resurgent nationalisms. Biedermann explores the world of early diplomatic connections between Europe and Asia in the Renaissance, focusing on the rarely told story of Portuguese encount...

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Main Author: Biedermann, Zoltán (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Sri Lanka > Foreign relations > Portugal.
Portugal > Foreign relations > Sri Lanka.
Imperialism > History > 16th century.
Portugal > Relations extérieures > Sri Lanka.
Impérialisme > Histoire > 16e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Conquerors
Diplomatic relations
Imperialism
Portugal
Sri Lanka
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:(Dis)connected Empires offers a new contribution to the current debate on the role of global history in a world of resurgent nationalisms. Biedermann explores the world of early diplomatic connections between Europe and Asia in the Renaissance, focusing on the rarely told story of Portuguese encounters with the Buddhist kingdoms of Sri Lanka.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192556363
0192556363
9780191862106
019186210X