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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Convicts and orphans Convicts and orphans Timothy J. Coates "This book examines how the early modern Portuguese state used convicts and orphans to populate its global empire over a period of two hundred years. In a country with as small a population base and … OL12020230W
The end of Iberian rule on the American continent, 1770-1830 The end of Iberian rule on the American continent, 1770-1830 Brian R. Hamnett In this new work, Brian R. Hamnett offers a comprehensive assessment of the independence era in both Spanish America and Brazil by examining the interplay between events in Iberia and in the overseas… OL19735983W
Brown waters of Africa Brown waters of Africa John P. Cann During World War II, Portugal played its cards uncommonly well as a neutral and subsequently became a member of NATO. This membership resulted in a modernizing of its navy and its integration into th… OL22946611W