The Portuguese empire in Asia, 1500-1700 : a political and economic history / Sanjay Subrahmanyam.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700 -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Maps -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Introduction: The Mythical Faces of Portuguese Asia -- 1 Early Modern Asia: Geopolitics and Economic Change -- Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-century States -- The Circulation of Elites -- Towards a Taxonomy -- Long-term Trends -- 2 Portuguese State and Society, 1200-1500 -- Crown and Nobility -- In Search of a Bourgeoisie -- Mercantilism and Messianism -- Summing Up -- 3 Two Patterns and Their Logic: Creating an Empire, 1498-1540 -- The Early Expeditions -- From Almeida to Albuquerque: Defining the First Pattern -- The Second Pattern: East of Cape Comorin -- The Logic at Work: Portuguese Asia, 1525-40 -- Towards the "Crisis" -- Notes -- 4 The Mid-Sixteenth-century "Crisis" -- The Dilemmas of Joanine Policy -- Sás, Sousas, and Castros: Portuguese Asian Officialdom in the Crisis -- The Mid-century Debate -- The Far Eastern Solution -- The Estado in 1570 -- Notes -- 5 Between Land-bound and Sea-borne: Reorientations, 1570-1610 -- Trade and Conquest: The Spanish View -- Spain, Portugal, and the Atlantic Turning -- Girdling the Globe -- The "Land" Question -- The Maritime Challenge -- Concessions and Captains-Major -- The Beginnings of Decline? -- 6 Empire in Retreat, 1610-1665 -- Political Reconsolidation in Asia, 1570-1610 -- Syriam and Hurmuz: The Beginnings of Retreat -- Reform and Its Consequences -- The Decade of Disasters: Portuguese Asia in the 1630s -- Restoration, Truce, and Failure, 1640-52 -- The Retreat Completed, 1652-65 -- Asians, Europeans, and the Retreat -- Notes -- 7 Niches and Networks: Staying On, 1665-1700 -- The Cape Route and the Bahia Trade -- The Vicissitudes of the Estado: The View from Goa -- Mozambique, Munhumutapa, and Prazo Creation.

The Portuguese of the Bay of Bengal -- Survival in the Far East: Macau and Timor -- The Portuguese, Dutch, and English: A Comparison -- 8 Portuguese Asian Society I: The Official Realm -- The Problem of Numbers -- The World of the Casado -- Networks, Fortunes, and Patronage -- "Portuguese" and "Foreigner" -- Rise of the Solteiro -- The Impact on Portugal -- 9 Portuguese Asian Society II: The Frontier and Beyond -- Renegades and Rebels -- Mercenaries, Firearms, and Fifth Columnists -- Converts and Client Communities -- A Luso-Asian Diaspora? -- 10 Conclusion: Between Banditry and Capitalism -- Glossary -- A Note on Quantitative Data -- Bibliography -- Maps -- Index.

Featuring updates and revisions that reflect recent historiography, this new edition of The Portuguese Empire in Asia 1500-1700 presents a comprehensive overview of Portuguese imperial history that considers Asian and European perspectives. Features an argument-driven history with a clear chronological structure Considers the latest developments in English, French, and Portuguese historiography Offers a balanced view in a divisive area of historical study Includes updated Glossary and Guide to Further Reading.

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