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Creolization and Diaspora in the Portuguese Indies. The Social World of Ayutthaya, 1640-1720

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This book provides an original study of the sizeable Portuguese community in Ayutthaya, the chief river-state in Siam, during a period of apparent decline (1640-1720). Portuguese populations were displaced from their chief settlements like Melaka and Makassar, and attracted to the river-states of ma...

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Published: Leiden Brill 2011
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