Beyond the immeasurable political and economic changes it brought, colonial expansion exerted a powerful effect on Portuguese culture. And as this book demonstrates, the imperial culture that emerged over the course of four centuries was hardly a homogeneous whole, as triumphalist literature and other cultural forms mingled with recurrent doubts about the expansionist project. In a series of illuminating case studies, Ramada Curto follows the history and perception of major colonial initiatives while integrating the complex perspectives of participating agents to show how the empire's life and…mehr
Beyond the immeasurable political and economic changes it brought, colonial expansion exerted a powerful effect on Portuguese culture. And as this book demonstrates, the imperial culture that emerged over the course of four centuries was hardly a homogeneous whole, as triumphalist literature and other cultural forms mingled with recurrent doubts about the expansionist project. In a series of illuminating case studies, Ramada Curto follows the history and perception of major colonial initiatives while integrating the complex perspectives of participating agents to show how the empire's life and culture were richly inflected by the operations of imperial expansion.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Diogo Ramada Curto is full professor and a coordinator of the doctoral program on Global Studies at the New University of Lisbon.
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List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I. Language, Literature and the Empire, 1415-1570 Chapter 1. The Africans in Portugal: Between Presentation and Methods of Communication Chapter 2. The System of Slave-Interpreter and Alternative Means of Communication Chapter 3. The Age of Zurara: Guidance, Chronicles and Reports of Voyages Chapter 4. The Era of Da Gama: Printed Books and the Distribution of Manuscripts Chapter 5. The 1550s and 1560s Part II. Written Culture and Practices of Identity, 1570-1697 Chapter 6. The World Theatre and Imperial Thought Chapter 7. The State of India: Between Zain Al-Din and the Tradition of the Décadas Chapter 8. Remedies or Resolutions Chapter 9. Forms of Christianity in the East Chapter 10. Reports of Voyages to Goa and the State of India Chapter 11. Brazil, or the Province of Santa Cruz Chapter 12. The Dutch in Brazil: Conflict and Dialogue Chapter 13. The Inhabitants of Maranhão, Expeditions, the Peruleiros and the Slaves Chapter 14. Colonial Projects for West Africa Part III. Enlightenment and the Written Word, 1697-1808 Chapter 15. Reports of Voyages, Histories and Translations of Enlightened Europe Chapter 16. Heroes of the State of India, Scientists and Orientalists Chapter 17. The Journey to the Far East of António de Albuquerque Coelho Chapter 18. Public Ceremonies and Academies in Brazil Chapter 19. Naturalization, Indigenism, Reforms and Voyage Reports Bibliography Index of Names Index of Places Index of Subjects
List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I. Language, Literature and the Empire, 1415-1570 Chapter 1. The Africans in Portugal: Between Presentation and Methods of Communication Chapter 2. The System of Slave-Interpreter and Alternative Means of Communication Chapter 3. The Age of Zurara: Guidance, Chronicles and Reports of Voyages Chapter 4. The Era of Da Gama: Printed Books and the Distribution of Manuscripts Chapter 5. The 1550s and 1560s Part II. Written Culture and Practices of Identity, 1570-1697 Chapter 6. The World Theatre and Imperial Thought Chapter 7. The State of India: Between Zain Al-Din and the Tradition of the Décadas Chapter 8. Remedies or Resolutions Chapter 9. Forms of Christianity in the East Chapter 10. Reports of Voyages to Goa and the State of India Chapter 11. Brazil, or the Province of Santa Cruz Chapter 12. The Dutch in Brazil: Conflict and Dialogue Chapter 13. The Inhabitants of Maranhão, Expeditions, the Peruleiros and the Slaves Chapter 14. Colonial Projects for West Africa Part III. Enlightenment and the Written Word, 1697-1808 Chapter 15. Reports of Voyages, Histories and Translations of Enlightened Europe Chapter 16. Heroes of the State of India, Scientists and Orientalists Chapter 17. The Journey to the Far East of António de Albuquerque Coelho Chapter 18. Public Ceremonies and Academies in Brazil Chapter 19. Naturalization, Indigenism, Reforms and Voyage Reports Bibliography Index of Names Index of Places Index of Subjects
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