Islenha
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Page : 224 pages
File Size : 35,57 MB
Release : 2008-07
Category : Madeira Islands
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Page : 224 pages
File Size : 35,57 MB
Release : 2008-07
Category : Madeira Islands
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Page : 1482 pages
File Size : 39,79 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Medicine
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Author : Emanuel Buttigieg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,82 MB
Release : 2016-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1317111966
At the heart of this volume is a concern with exploring levels of interaction between two particular objects of study, islands on the one hand, and military orders on the other. According to Fernand Braudel, islands are, ’often brutally’, caught ’between the two opposite poles of archaism and innovation.’ What happened when these particular environments interacted with the Military Orders? The various contributions in this volume address this question from a variety of angles. 1291 was a significant year for the main military orders: uprooted from their foundations in the Holy Land, they took refuge on Cyprus and in the following years found themselves vulnerable to those who questioned the validity of their continued existence. The Teutonic Order negated this by successfully transferring their headquarters to Prussia; the Knights Templar, however, faced suppression. Meanwhile, the Knights Hospitaller conquest of Rhodes assured both their survival and independence. Islands are often, by definition, seen to be embodiments of 'insularity', of an effort to be separate, distinct, cut-off. Military Orders are, conversely, international in scope, nature and personnel, the 'first international orders of the Church', as they have often been described. Therein lies the crux of the matter: how did insular outposts and international institutions come together to forge distinct and often successful experiments? Hospitaller Rhodes and Malta still impress with their magnificent architectural heritage, but their success went beyond stone and mortar and the story of islands and military orders, as will be clearly shown in this volume, also goes beyond these two small islands. The interaction between the two levels - insulation and internationalisation - and the interstices therein, created spaces conducive to both dynamism and stability as military orders and islands adapted to each other's demands, limitations and opportunities.
Author : Willem M. Floor
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 38,77 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9789042919525
Given the important role that the Portuguese played in the Persian Gulf from 1507 to 1720, knowing what is available about their activities in this area is not only of importance to those interested in the history of Portugal, but also of those interested in the history of Bahrein, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, eastern Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. This bibliography of printed published works therefore contains a full list of primary and secondary sources, not only in Western languages, but also in Persian, Arabic and Turkish. It aims to facilitate the work of scholars and students, but also of the non-specialist, i.e. those among the general public who want to know more about this part of the world during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and about the activities of the Portuguese. Although other bibliographies exist that include the activities of the Portuguese in the Persian Gulf, all are in need of updating, and none are as comprehensive as this bibliography.
Author : Alberto Vieira
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Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,22 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Sugar trade
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Page : 2316 pages
File Size : 34,91 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Periodicals
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A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
Author : Miguel Moniz
Publisher : Oxford, England : Clio Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,80 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
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This bibliography is a collection of primarily English-language sources, including abstracts for approximately 800 books, journal articles, and theses covering a wide variety of topics about the nine islands of the Azores. Moniz, an anthropologist who has taught at Brown University, introduces researchers to the islands' history, politics, literature, culture, natural features, and far- flung migration patterns. The entries are organized topically into sections such as oceanography and meteorology, travelers' accounts, whaling, religion, cuisine, and education. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Stuart B. Schwartz
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 24,50 MB
Release : 2011-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0807895628
The idea that sugar, plantations, slavery, and capitalism were all present at the birth of the Atlantic world has long dominated scholarly thinking. In nine original essays by a multinational group of top scholars, Tropical Babylons re-evaluates this so-called "sugar revolution." The most comprehensive comparative study to date of early Atlantic sugar economies, this collection presents a revisionist examination of the origins of society and economy in the Atlantic world. Focusing on areas colonized by Spain and Portugal (before the emergence of the Caribbean sugar colonies of England, France, and Holland), these essays show that despite reliance on common knowledge and technology, there were considerable variations in the way sugar was produced. With studies of Iberia, Madeira and the Canary Islands, Hispaniola, Cuba, Brazil, and Barbados, this volume demonstrates the similarities and differences between the plantation colonies, questions the very idea of a sugar revolution, and shows how the specific conditions in each colony influenced the way sugar was produced and the impact of that crop on the formation of "tropical Babylons--multiracial societies of great oppression. Contributors: Alejandro de la Fuente, University of Pittsburgh Herbert Klein, Columbia University John J. McCusker, Trinity University Russell R. Menard, University of Minnesota William D. Phillips Jr., University of Minnesota Genaro Rodriguez Morel, Seville, Spain Stuart B. Schwartz, Yale University Eddy Stols, Leuven University, Belgium Alberto Vieira, Centro de Estudos Atlanticos, Madeira
Author : Sociedade Brasileira de Geografia
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Page : 1520 pages
File Size : 39,47 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Geography
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Author : Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,88 MB
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1351885766
The aim of this first volume in the series "The Expansion of Latin Europe" is to sketch the outlines of medieval expansion, illustrating some of the major topics that historians have examined in the course of demonstrating the links between medieval and modern experiences. The articles reprinted here show that European expansion began not in 1492 following Columbus's voyages but earlier as European Christian society re-arose from the ruins of the Carolingian Empire. The two phases of expansion were linked but the second period did not simply replicate the medieval experience. Medieval expansion occurred as farmers, merchants, and missionaries reduced forests to farmland and pasture, created new towns, and converted the peoples encountered along the frontiers to Christianity. Later colonizers subsequently adapted the medieval experience to suit their new frontiers in the New World.