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Essays in Goan history /

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Publication details: New Delhi Concept Publishing Co. 2002Description: 219p xiiiISBN:
  • 9788170222637
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 954.000000 SOU
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Summary: This book containing 18 essays contributed by Goa-based scholars and students of Goan history provides a sort of menu of assorted dishes, ranging from pre-Portuguese religious and cultural life of Goa to the contemporary issues of freedom-struggle and gold-smuggling. In between there is a wide range of themes covering relations with some native and foreign neighbours, international maritime trade, including slave-trade, some out-standing personalities in Goan history, and sources and suggestions for further research. Many of these essays throw new light on Goan past, while a few even cast doubts on some prevailing views in Goan historiography
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Summary:
This book containing 18 essays contributed by Goa-based scholars and students of Goan history provides a sort of menu of assorted dishes, ranging from pre-Portuguese religious and cultural life of Goa to the contemporary issues of freedom-struggle and gold-smuggling. In between there is a wide range of themes covering relations with some native and foreign neighbours, international maritime trade, including slave-trade, some out-standing personalities in Goan history, and sources and suggestions for further research. Many of these essays throw new light on Goan past, while a few even cast doubts on some prevailing views in Goan historiography