Portuguese Trade in Asia Under the Habsburgs, 1580–1640, by James C. Boyajian
Condition: VeryGood.
"In "Portuguese Trade in Asia Under the Habsburgs, 1580–1640," James C. Boyajian challenges the traditional perspective that Portuguese trade was primarily a royal venture controlled by aristocrats. He reveals that private Portuguese merchants made substantial capital investments, significantly overshadowing those of the crown and even surpassing the Dutch East India Company. Boyajian examines the dynamic tensions between the emerging merchant class and the entrenched landed aristocracy, showing how trade connected Europe to a broader global economy that included Asia, West Africa, Brazil, and Spanish America. He uncovers the critical role played by New Christians in this trade and argues that despite the influx of wealth during this."
Very minimal shelfwear (near fine).
Johns Hopkins University Press
Paperback
ISBN: 0801887542
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"In "Portuguese Trade in Asia Under the Habsburgs, 1580–1640," James C. Boyajian challenges the traditional perspective that Portuguese trade was primarily a royal venture controlled by aristocrats. He reveals that private Portuguese merchants made substantial capital investments, significantly overshadowing those of the crown and even surpassing the Dutch East India Company. Boyajian examines the dynamic tensions between the emerging merchant class and the entrenched landed aristocracy, showing how trade connected Europe to a broader global economy that included Asia, West Africa, Brazil, and Spanish America. He uncovers the critical role played by New Christians in this trade and argues that despite the influx of wealth during this."
Very minimal shelfwear (near fine).
Johns Hopkins University Press
Paperback
ISBN: 0801887542
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