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The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415–1670: A Documentary History
Edited By Malyn Newi
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Description for The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415–1670: A Documentary History
Paperback. Presents documents that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa from 1400 to 1650. Editor(s): Newitt, Professor Malyn. Num Pages: 266 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1HFD; HBJD; HBJH; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
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 Sephardic Jews, the emigration of Portuguese to West Africa and the islands, and the beginnings of the black diaspora associated with the slave trade. The documents show how the Portuguese tried to understand the societies with which they came into contact and to reconcile their experience with the myths and ... Read more
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 Sephardic Jews, the emigration of Portuguese to West Africa and the islands, and the beginnings of the black diaspora associated with the slave trade. The documents show how the Portuguese tried to understand the societies with which they came into contact and to reconcile their experience with the myths and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
413g
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521159142
SKU
V9780521159142
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About Edited By Malyn Newi
Malyn Newitt is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at King's College London. He is the author or editor of twelve books on Portuguese colonial history, including A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion, as well as multiple journal articles.
Reviews for The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415–1670: A Documentary History
'… the book fills a significant gap. It will presumably reach a wide audience … and should encourage interested readers to proceed from here to the sources themselves. … it should also motivate scholars to complete for publication the translations of Álvares, Álvares de Almada, Lemos Coelho …' The Journal of African History