
This work portrays complete picture of Portuguese and their activities in India. From the discovery of sea-route to India by the end fifteenth century, to the establishment of European trade on the Indian coast, the trade on Malabar coast which formed the core of trade in spices during this period, and the eventual displacement of the Portuguese by their Dutch rivals in Malabar is discussed. Hardbound
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