Politics and Military Administration in the Portuguese Atlantic World /
Once seen as an ultra-centralized structure, the Portuguese empire is now often portrayed as a headless entity, coaxed into action by restless overseas subjects. This book proposes a more nuanced approach. Through an in-depth analysis of imperial management structures and practices, this book shows...
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التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2026.
سلاسل:
Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
History of Warfare ;
155.
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الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: D410
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |t Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps, Tables and Charts -- Introduction -- 1 A Changing Political Landscape on the Home Front -- 2 Colonial Brazil: the Contested Venue -- 3 The Politics of Military Expenses I: Peripheries and Centre -- 4 The Politics of Military Expenses Ii: Metropolitan Infighting -- 5 Commissioning and Appointing: the Greatest Power of Them All -- 6 New Military Challenges and the Redefinition of Portugal's Imperial Mindset -- 7 Military Forces, Imperial Policy, and Society -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. | |
| 520 | |a Once seen as an ultra-centralized structure, the Portuguese empire is now often portrayed as a headless entity, coaxed into action by restless overseas subjects. This book proposes a more nuanced approach. Through an in-depth analysis of imperial management structures and practices, this book shows that the military administration of Brazil rested on agreements with colonial polities: the Luso-Dutch war consolidated, for example, an extreme version of municipal autonomy. However, subsequent conflicts and the spectre of revolts expanded metropolitan intervention (long before we are told), although the service of colonial populations remained crucial for the Portuguese military forces. | ||
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