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Book Title
Conquerors : How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
Publication Name
Conquerors
Title
Conquerors
Subtitle
How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
Author
Roger Crowley
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
0571290906
EAN
9780571290901
ISBN
9780571290901
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber, Incorporated
Genre
History, Political Science
Topic
Modern / 16th Century, Europe / Spain & Portugal, Imperialism, Maritime History & Piracy
Release Date
04/08/2016
Release Year
2016
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
GB
Item Height
1in
Item Length
7.8in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Publication Year
2016
Number of Pages
432 Pages

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As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. But Portugal's navigators cracked the code of the Atlantic winds, launched the expedition of Vasco da Gama to India and beat the Spanish to the spice kingdoms of the East - then set about creating the first long-range maritime empire. In an astonishing blitz of thirty years, a handful of visionary and utterly ruthless empire builders, with few resources but breathtaking ambition, attempted to seize the Indian Ocean, destroy Islam and take control of world trade. Told with Roger Crowley's customary skill and verve, this is narrative history at its most vivid - an epic tale of navigation, trade and technology, money and religious zealotry, political diplomacy and espionage, sea battles and shipwrecks, endurance, courage and terrifying brutality. Drawing on extensive first-hand accounts, it brings to life the exploits of an extraordinary band of conquerors - men such as Afonso de Albuquerque, the first European since Alexander the Great to found an Asian empire - who set in motion five hundred years of European colonisation and unleashed the forces of globalisation.

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Publisher
Faber & Faber, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0571290906
ISBN-13
9780571290901
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038771182

Product Key Features

Book Title
Conquerors : How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
Author
Roger Crowley
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Modern / 16th Century, Europe / Spain & Portugal, Imperialism, Maritime History & Piracy
Publication Year
2016
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
432 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.8in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
12 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Dp583
Reviews
Praise for Conquerors "Excellent . . . [Roger] Crowley's interpretations are nuanced and fair." -- The Christian Science Monitor "In a riveting narrative, Crowley chronicles Portugal's horrifically violent trajectory from 'impoverished, marginal' nation to European power, vying with Spain and Venice to dominate the spice trade." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Brings to life the Portuguese explorers . . . perfect for anyone who likes a high seas tale." -- Publishers Weekly "Readers of Crowley's previous books will not be disappointed by this exciting tale of sea battles, land campaigns and shipwrecks. . . . Crowley makes a good case for reclaiming Portugal's significance as forger of the first global empire." -- The Daily Telegraph "In his previous studies of the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century struggles between Christians and Ottomans for control of the Mediterranean, Crowley has shown a rare gift for combining compelling narrative with lightly worn academic thoroughness as well as for balancing the human with the geopolitical--qualities on display here. The story he has to tell may be a thrilling one but not every historian could tell it so thrillingly." --Michael Prodger, Financial Times "A fast-moving and highly readable narrative, which covers the voyages of Dias and da Gama and the battles and conquests of Almeida and Albuquerque . . . [Crowley's] detailed reconstruction of events is based on a close reading of the works of the chroniclers, notably Barros and Correa, whose accounts were written in the tradition of the chronicles of chivalry." -- History Today Praise for Roger Crowley's Empires of the Sea "Crowley has an astonishing gift for narration; his account is as exciting as any thriller." -- The Wall Street Journal "Crowley's page-turner history . . . deserves to be this [season's] most recommended nonfiction book. . . . Rich in character, action, surprise, what transpired in those few desperate weeks is one of history's best and most thrilling stories." -- The Dallas Morning News "[Crowley] offers exquisitely delicate insights and undulating descriptive passages. Yet in his descriptions of the battles, his prose is so taut and tense, it is impossible not to be caught up in the harrowing action." -- The Christian Science Monitor City of Fortune "[Crowley] writes with a racy briskness that lifts sea battles and sieges off the page." --The New York Times "The rise and fall of Venice's empire is an irresistible story, and Crowley, with his rousing descriptive gifts and scholarly attention to detail, is its perfect chronicler." -- Financial Times "A pleasure to read . . . a gripping story." -- Washington Independent Review of Books
Copyright Date
2016
Dewey Decimal
909/.0971246905
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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