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Zambezi
A History
Av Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 2022
348 kr
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The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and one of the continent's principal arteries of movement, migration, conquest and commerce. In this book, historian Malyn Newitt quotes rarely used Portuguese sources that throw vivid light on the culture of the river peoples and their relations …
History of Mozambique
Av Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 1995
1029 kr
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This book summarizes five hundred years of the history of the societies that exist within the area that became Mozambique in 1891. It also takes the story up to the present, including the War of Liberation and Mozambique after independence. It is work of major scholarship that will appeal to …
Emigration and the Sea
An Alternative History of Portugal and the Portuguese
Av Malyn Newitt
E-bok, 2015
304 kr
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Today Portuguese is the seventh most widely spoken language in the world and Brazil is a new economic powerhouse. Both phenomena result from the Portuguese ''Discoveries'' of the 15th and 16th centuries, and the Catholic missions that planted Portuguese communities in every continent. Some were …
Emigration and the Sea
An Alternative History of Portugal and the Portuguese
Av Malyn Newitt
E-bok, 2015
270 kr
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Today Portuguese is the seventh most widely spoken language in the world and Brazil is a new economic powerhouse. Both phenomena result from the Portuguese ''Discoveries'' of the 15th and 16th centuries, and the Catholic missions that planted Portuguese communities in every continent. Some were …
Short History of Mozambique
Av Malyn Newitt
E-bok, 2017
185 kr
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This comprehensive overview traces the evolution of modern Mozambique, from its early modern origins in the Indian Ocean trading system and the Portuguese maritime empire to the fifteen-year civil war that followed independence and its continued after-effects.Though peace was achieved in 1992 …
Short History of Mozambique
Av Malyn Newitt
E-bok, 2017
185 kr
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This comprehensive overview traces the evolution of modern Mozambique, from its early modern origins in the Indian Ocean trading system and the Portuguese maritime empire to the fifteen-year civil war that followed independence and its continued after-effects.Though peace was achieved in 1992 …
'Treatise on the Rivers of Cuama' by Antonio da Conceicao
Av Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 2009
578 kr
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This volume publishes one of the most important early Portuguese accounts of east central Africa. The author, António da Conceição, was the ecclesiastical administrator of the Portuguese Zambesi settlements at the end of the seventeenth century. He set out to describe the Portuguese community in …
Journey which Father António Gomes made to the Empire of Manomotapa
Av Newitt, Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 2021
1167 kr
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This account of south-central Africa, written in 1648, provides rare detail about the life of the African people of the region and their relations with the Portuguese creole community. As well as the work of the Jesuit mission, Gomes describes African gold mining, politics and social relations …
History of Postcolonial Lusophone Africa
Av Patrick Chabal, David Birmingham m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
300 kr
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" . . . useful, timely, and important . . . a good and informative book on the Lusophone countries, Portuguese colonialism, and postcolonial influences." —Phyllis Martin, Indiana University"This book, produced by the obvious—and distinguished—corps of country specialists . . . fills a real gap in …
History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668
Av Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 2004
2600 kr
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A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 provides an accessible survey of how the Portuguese became so influential during this period and how Portuguese settlements were founded in areas as far flung as Asia, Africa and South America.Malyn Newitt examines how the ideas and institutions …
History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668
Av Malyn Newitt
Häftad, 2004
761 kr
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A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 provides an accessible survey of how the Portuguese became so influential during this period and how Portuguese settlements were founded in areas as far flung as Asia, Africa and South America.Malyn Newitt examines how the ideas and institutions …
The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670
A Documentary History
Av Malyn Newitt
Häftad, 2010
401 kr
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The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670 brings together a collection of documents - all in new English translation - that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa in the period from 1400 to 1650. This period witnessed the diaspora of the …
The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670
A Documentary History
Av Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 2010
1526 kr
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The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670 brings together a collection of documents - all in new English translation - that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa in the period from 1400 to 1650. This period witnessed the diaspora of the …
East Africa
Av Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 2002
2904 kr
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The Portuguese appear to have been the first European visitors to encounter East Africa, with the arrival of a lone traveller, Pero da Covilham, in c.1491. Covilham left no account of his experiences, so Vasco da Gama had little idea of what to expect when he led his first voyage to the region in …
First Portuguese Colonial Empire
Av Malyn Newitt, Anthony Disney m. fl.
Häftad, 1986
475 kr
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The four essays in this book examine aspects of Portugal’s first overseas empire, the maritime and commercial empire that was founded in the fifteenth century and which, during the sixteenth century extended from Brazil to China.
Political Economy of Small Tropical Islands
The Importance of Being Small
Av Helen M. Hintjens, Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 1992
1084 kr
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This book is a comparative study of a number of dependent and independent tropical islands and archipelagos. Its contributors seek to answer a number of vital questions affecting the security, political status and economic development of some of the world's smallest and most remote communities.This …
Negotiating Justice
A New Constitution for South Africa
Av Mervyn Bennun, Malyn Newitt
Häftad, 1995
229 kr
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Between February 1990 when the South African president, F.W. De Klerk, released Nelson Mandela from prison and legalised the ANC, and April 1994 when the first democratic elections were held, South Africa experienced revolutionary changes. This book investigates some of the problems that came to …
History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668
Av Malyn Newitt
E-bok, 2004
873 kr
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A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 provides an accessible survey of how the Portuguese became so influential during this period and how Portuguese settlements were founded in areas as far flung as Asia, Africa and South America. Malyn Newitt examines how the ideas and institutions …
History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668
Av Malyn Newitt
E-bok, 2004
873 kr
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A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion 1400-1668 provides an accessible survey of how the Portuguese became so influential during this period and how Portuguese settlements were founded in areas as far flung as Asia, Africa and South America. Malyn Newitt examines how the ideas and institutions …
East Africa
Av Malyn Newitt
E-bok, 2017
1019 kr
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The Portuguese appear to have been the first European visitors to encounter East Africa, with the arrival of a lone traveller, Pero da Covilham, in c.1491. Covilham left no account of his experiences, so Vasco da Gama had little idea of what to expect when he led his first voyage to the region in …
East Africa
Av Malyn Newitt
E-bok, 2017
1030 kr
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The Portuguese appear to have been the first European visitors to encounter East Africa, with the arrival of a lone traveller, Pero da Covilham, in c.1491. Covilham left no account of his experiences, so Vasco da Gama had little idea of what to expect when he led his first voyage to the region in …
Zambezi
A History
Av Malyn Newitt
E-bok, 2022
357 kr
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The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and one of the continent’s principal arteries of movement, migration, conquest and commerce. In this book, historian Malyn Newitt quotes rarely used Portuguese sources that throw vivid light on the culture of the river peoples and their relations …
Braganzas
The Rise and Fall of the Ruling Dynasties of Portugal and Brazil, 1640–1910
Av Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 2019
330 kr
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For 270 years, the House of Braganza provided the kings and queens of Portugal. During a period of momentous change, from 1640 to 1910, this influential family helped to establish Portugal’s independence from Spain and saved the country and its monarchy from total destruction by the marauding …
Zambezi
A History
Av Malyn Newitt
Häftad, 2025
266 kr
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The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and one of the continent's principal arteries of movement, migration, conquest and commerce. In this book, historian Malyn Newitt quotes rarely used Portuguese sources that throw vivid light on the culture of the river peoples and their relations …
Cabo Verde and the Creole South Atlantic
A New History
Av Malyn Newitt
Inbunden, 2026
416 kr
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The first general history of the archipelago available in English, set within a broader regional, oceanic and global tapestry.The Cabo Verde Islands are now a popular tourist destination but, guide books apart, there is little in print in English that covers their history and culture. This book …
Navigations
The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance
Av Malyn Newitt
Häftad, 2026
181 kr
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Now available in paperback, Navigations re-examines the Portuguese voyages of discovery by placing them in their medieval and Renaissance settings. It shows how these voyages grew out of a crusading ethos, as well as long-distance trade with Asia and Africa and developments in map-making and ship …
Short History of Mozambique
Av Malyn Newitt
Häftad, 2017
321 kr
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This comprehensive overview traces the evolution of modern Mozambique, from its early modern origins in the Indian Ocean trading system and the Portuguese maritime empire to the fifteen-year civil war that followed independence and its continued after-effects. Though peace was achieved in 1992 …
Portugal in European and World History
Av Malyn Newitt
Häftad, 2009
338 kr
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Portugal is a country that has sometimes been dismissed as small and relatively unimportant. Portugal in European and World History, however, demonstrates that the contrary is true, showing that Portugal has been crucial to the development of Europe and the modern world. Spanning many centuries, …
