ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN FOOTNOTES IX
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. I. The Setting 7
7. II. The Portuguese 30
8. III. The State 57
9. IV. The Merchants 92
10. V. Merchants and Their State 118
11. VI. Rulers and Subjects 133
12. Appendices: Money and Values 155
13. Glossary 157
14. Bibliographical Essay 161
15. Index 175