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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Marquis of Pombal"”.
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Memories of the War of Spanish Succession in eighteenth-century Spain (1714-1758)
… saw speculation as the means to make sense of a changing world. Political writings transformed social speculation into political debate. Fears about usury failed to influence debates about the merits of enemy investments in imperial joint-stock companies. Speculation fomented scrutiny and …
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A study of the design and construction of buildings in the Pombaline quarter of Lisbon
In the year 1755, the lower part of the city of Lisbon was hit by a severe earthquake. Immediately following the earthquake a complex reconstruction process began, which introduced new urban, architectural and constructional concepts. This resulted in the creation of new innovative rentable …
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Language, Identity, and Power in Colonial Brazil, 1695-1822
… that predominated prior to and after the arrival of the Europeans and the African diaspora. It challenges the assumption that the predominance of Portuguese was a natural consequence and foregone conclusion of colonisation. This work argues that the expansion of Portuguese was a tumultuous process …