This volume of thirty-one essays provides a thorough re-evaluation of Vasco Da Gama's voyage, the circumstances surrounding it, and its short- and long-term economic, cultural, political, and religious significance. The book challenges the view that Portuguese influence in maritime Asia was only minor.
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This volume of thirty-one essays provides a thorough re-evaluation of Vasco Da Gama's voyage, the circumstances surrounding it, and its short- and long-term economic, cultural, political, and religious significance. The book challenges the view that Portuguese influence in maritime Asia was only minor.
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Good in Good jacket. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Ex-library w/usual stamps & stickers. Pages clean; binding tight; minor wear to dustjacket. 504 pages. Examines Vasco da Gama's voyage, and Portugal's impact upon the Indian Ocean and maritime Asia. Scarce. Inquiries welcome.